Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room

2005 | Biography, Documentary, History

Synopsis

A documentary about the Enron corporation, its faulty and corrupt business practices, and how they led to its fall.

Scores

Overall Score
67.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
60.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
63.2%
Review Aggregate
88.2

Critic Consensus

97.3% Fresh • 112 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 97% of 112 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, tragic, dark. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

funnytragicdarkstylizedscaryhistoricalsatiricalemotionalnoir

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score97.0
RT critic review count117
Rotten Tomatoes audience score87.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating7.6
IMDb votes20,888

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2005$4,071,700$6,540,155
International2005$782,464$1,256,830
Worldwide2005$4,854,164$7,796,985

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 Revenue2005$2,348,836$3,772,810
Digital Rentals ?2005$211,000$338,918
Digital Purchases ?2005$33,000$53,006
Physical Rentals ?2005$11,756,000$18,883,037
Physical Purchases ?2005$28,224,000$45,334,710
TV & Streaming Revenue2005$1,628,680$2,616,062
Total Revenues2005$44,201,516$70,998,543
Expenses
Budget ?2005$700,000$1,124,373
Print & Advertising (P&A) ? source2005$700,000$1,124,373
Participations2005$3,536,000$5,679,689
Residuals ?2005$3,038,000$4,879,778
Interest & Overhead2005$140,000$224,875
Total Expenses2005$8,114,000$13,033,087
Movie Net Profit or Loss2005$36,087,516$57,965,456

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