Finishing the Game

2007 | Comedy, Mockumentary, Spoof

Synopsis

Bruce Lee's shocking death left legions of stunned fans and a legacy of 12 minutes from his unfinished Game Of Death. Undeterred, studio executives launched a search for his replacement chronicled here through the eyes of five aspiring thespians who find out what the real game is.

Scores

Overall Score
31.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
31.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
24.1%
Review Aggregate
44.5

Critic Consensus

34.3% Fresh • 35 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 34% of 35 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, funny, satirical. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotfunnysatiricalrealisticcharacter-drivenemotional

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
McCaleb Burnett2007$1,000$1,000(est)
Monique Gabriela Curnen2007$0$1,000(est)
Roger Fan2007$0$0(est)
Sung Kang2007$0$0(est)
Mousa Kraish2007$0$0(est)
Meredith Scott Lynn2007$0$0(est)
Dustin Nguyen2007$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score34.0
RT critic review count35
Rotten Tomatoes audience score47.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating5.8
IMDb votes1,934

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2007$52,868$80,003
International2007$351$531
Worldwide2007$53,219$80,534

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 Revenue2007$26,574$40,214
Digital Rentals ?2007$216,000$326,865
Digital Purchases ?2007$80,000$121,061
Physical Rentals ?2007$3,719,000$5,627,835
Physical Purchases ?2007$8,358,000$12,647,875
TV & Streaming Revenue2007$75,000$113,495
Total Revenues2007$12,474,574$18,877,346
Expenses
Budget ?2007$250,000 (est)$378,316 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2007$80,000 (est)$121,061 (est)
Participations2007$499,000$755,120
Residuals ?2007$900,000$1,361,939
Interest & Overhead2007$50,000$75,663
Total Expenses2007$1,779,000$2,692,100
Movie Net Profit or Loss2007$10,695,574$16,185,246

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