Elvis: The Comeback Special

2018 | Documentary, Music, Musical, Concert, Musical Performance, Staged Performance

Synopsis

Elvis Presley's television special of 3rd December 1968, featuring hits like Jailhouse Rock, Hound Dog, Heartbreak Hotel and Can't Help Falling in Love. It was the King's first TV appearance for more than eight years.

Scores

Overall Score
40.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
13.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
55.0%
Review Aggregate
77.2

Critic Consensus

100.0% Fresh • 2 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 100% of 2 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, emotional, visually striking. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

character-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provokingrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Elvis Presley2018$36,000$44,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic scoreN/A
RT critic review count2
Rotten Tomatoes audience score91.0
RT audience rating count25
IMDb rating5.8
IMDb votes209

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2018$1,010,657$1,262,617
International2018N/AN/A
Worldwide2018$1,010,657$1,262,617

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 Revenue2018$505,328$631,308
Digital Rentals ?2018$2,088,000$2,608,545
Digital Purchases ?2018$2,518,000$3,145,745
Physical Rentals ?2018$1,286,000$1,606,604
Physical Purchases ?2018$3,649,000$4,558,707
TV & Streaming Revenue2018$404,263$505,047
Total Revenues2018$10,450,591$13,055,956
Expenses
Budget ?2018$659,000 (est)$823,291 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2018$707,000 (est)$883,257 (est)
Participations2018$418,000$522,209
Residuals ?2018$512,000$639,643
Interest & Overhead2018$131,800$164,658
Total Expenses2018$2,427,800$3,033,058
Movie Net Profit or Loss2018$8,022,791$10,022,898

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