Color of the Cross

2006 | Drama, Christian Theme, Past, Religious Theme

Synopsis

A retelling of the events leading up to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, based on the idea that he was a black man whose death was a racially motivated hate crime.

Scores

Overall Score
24.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
16.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
29.1%
Review Aggregate
37.2

Critic Consensus

33.3% Fresh • 9 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 33% of 9 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize historical, thin plot, character-driven. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

historicalthin plotcharacter-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Jean-Claude La Marre2006$1,000$1,000(est)
Debbi Morgan2006$1,000$1,000(est)
Elya Baskin2006$0$1,000(est)
David Gianopoulos2006$0$1,000(est)
Ananda Lewis2006$0$0(est)
Caspar Poyck2006$0$0(est)
Stephen Wozniak2006$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score33.0
RT critic review count9
Rotten Tomatoes audience score48.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating2.9
IMDb votes387

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2006$85,802$133,512
International2006N/AN/A
Worldwide2006$85,802$133,512

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2006$42,901$66,756
Digital Rentals ?2006$126,000$196,063
Digital Purchases ?2006$39,000$60,686
Physical Rentals ?2006$3,979,000$6,191,529
Physical Purchases ?2006$9,384,000$14,601,988
TV & Streaming Revenue2006$42,901$66,756
Total Revenues2006$13,613,802$21,183,778
Expenses
Budget ?2006$250,000 (est)$389,013 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2006$80,000 (est)$124,484 (est)
Participations2006$545,000$848,048
Residuals ?2006$989,000$1,538,935
Interest & Overhead2006$50,000$77,803
Total Expenses2006$1,914,000$2,978,283
Movie Net Profit or Loss2006$11,699,802$18,205,495

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