Daughters of the Dust

2016 | Drama, History, Romance

Synopsis

A languid, impressionistic story of three generations of Gullah women living on the South Carolina Sea Islands in 1902.

Scores

Overall Score
33.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
18.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
25.2%
Review Aggregate
79.0

Critic Consensus

95.1% Fresh • 81 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 95% of 81 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize visually striking, family-friendly, historical. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

visually strikingfamily-friendlyhistoricalstylizedgrittysurrealemotionalupliftingthought-provokingrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Cora Lee Day2016$39,000$50,000(est)
Barbara O. Jones2016$24,000$31,000(est)
Alva Rogers2016$18,000$23,000(est)
Trula Hoosier2016$15,000$19,000(est)
Umar Abdurrahamn2016$12,000$16,000(est)
Adisa Anderson2016$11,000$14,000(est)
Kaycee Moore2016$10,000$13,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score94.0
RT critic review count82
Rotten Tomatoes audience score66.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating7.3
IMDb votes24

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2016$40,986$53,572
International2016$6,301$8,236
Worldwide2016$47,287$61,808

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 Revenue2016$23,013$30,080
Digital Rentals ?2016$957,000$1,250,879
Digital Purchases ?2016$975,000$1,274,406
Physical Rentals ?2016$840,000$1,097,950
Physical Purchases ?2016$2,370,000$3,097,788
TV & Streaming Revenue2016$240,000$313,700
Total Revenues2016$5,405,013$7,064,803
Expenses
Budget ?2016$800,000$1,045,667
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2016$80,000 (est)$104,567 (est)
Participations2016$216,000$282,330
Residuals ?2016$300,000$392,125
Interest & Overhead2016$160,000$209,133
Total Expenses2016$1,556,000$2,033,822
Movie Net Profit or Loss2016$3,849,013$5,030,981

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