Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father

2008 | Biography, Crime, Documentary, Drama

Synopsis

A filmmaker decides to memorialize a murdered friend when his friend's ex-girlfriend announces she is expecting his son.

Scores

Overall Score
51.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
63.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
13.0%
Review Aggregate
92.5

Critic Consensus

94.0% Fresh • 50 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 94% of 50 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, tragic, gritty. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

emotionaltragicgrittysuspensefuldarkfamily-friendlystylizeduplifting

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score94.0
RT critic review count51
Rotten Tomatoes audience score96.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating8.5
IMDb votes44,079

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2008$18,334$26,713
International2008N/AN/A
Worldwide2008$18,334$26,713

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 Revenue2008$9,167$13,357
Digital Rentals ?2008$235,000$342,404
Digital Purchases ?2008$84,000$122,391
Physical Rentals ?2008$1,946,000$2,835,393
Physical Purchases ?2008$4,032,000$5,874,772
TV & Streaming Revenue2008$75,000$109,278
Total Revenues2008$6,381,167$9,297,594
Expenses
Budget ?2008$250,000 (est)$364,259 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2008$80,000 (est)$116,563 (est)
Participations2008$255,000$371,544
Residuals ?2008$449,000$654,209
Interest & Overhead2008$50,000$72,852
Total Expenses2008$1,084,000$1,579,428
Movie Net Profit or Loss2008$5,297,167$7,718,166

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