El Bulli: Cooking in Progress (2011) Profit, Box Office & Budget

Synopsis

Chef Ferran Adrià spends half the year making new culinary creations for his restaurant.

Scores

Overall Score

33.5

Popularity Percentile (Year)

19.4%

Box Office Percentile (Year)

38.1%

Review Aggregate

57.2

Critic Consensus

59.6% Fresh • 47 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 60% of 47 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize gritty, stylized, visually striking. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

Cast

Cast	Year	Reported Salary	Inflation Adjusted	Notes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score60.0

RT critic review count47

Rotten Tomatoes audience score50.0

RT audience rating count500

IMDb rating6.3

IMDb votes1,179

Rotten Tomatoes IMDb

Box Office ?

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Domestic	2011	$237,181	$330,830
International	2011	$105,935	$147,763
Worldwide	2011	$343,116	$478,593

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).

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue	2011	$160,964	$224,520
Digital Rentals ?	2011	$1,849,000	$2,579,063
Digital Purchases ?	2011	$594,000	$828,536
Physical Rentals ?	2011	$3,383,000	$4,718,751
Physical Purchases ?	2011	$8,066,000	$11,250,797
TV & Streaming Revenue	2011	$106,731	$148,874
Total Revenues	2011	$14,159,696	$19,750,541
Expenses
Budget ?	2011	$274,000 (est)	$382,187 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?	2011	$240,000 (est)	$334,762 (est)
Participations	2011	$566,000	$789,481
Residuals ?	2011	$941,000	$1,312,546
Interest & Overhead	2011	$54,800	$76,437
Total Expenses	2011	$2,075,800	$2,895,413
Movie Net Profit or Loss	2011	$12,083,896	$16,855,127

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El Bulli: Cooking in Progress