Fire at Sea

2016 | Documentary, Foreign Language

Synopsis

Capturing life on the Italian island of Lampedusa, a frontline in the European migrant crisis.

Scores

Overall Score
55.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
48.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
51.4%
Review Aggregate
77.8

Critic Consensus

94.6% Fresh • 93 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 95% of 93 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, tragic, emotional. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

thin plottragicemotionalpoliticalvisually strikingstylizedthought-provokinglightheartedupliftinggritty

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score95.0
RT critic review count93
Rotten Tomatoes audience score66.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating6.7
IMDb votes6,204

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2016$120,933$158,070
International2016$1,057,444$1,382,167
Worldwide2016$1,178,377$1,540,237

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 Revenue2016$483,444$631,902
Digital Rentals ?2016$1,714,000$2,240,341
Digital Purchases ?2016$1,747,000$2,283,475
Physical Rentals ?2016$1,505,000$1,967,160
Physical Purchases ?2016$4,247,000$5,551,183
TV & Streaming Revenue2016$60,466$79,035
Total Revenues2016$9,756,911$12,753,095
Expenses
Budget ?2016$280,000 (est)$365,983 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2016$335,000 (est)$437,873 (est)
Participations2016$390,000$509,762
Residuals ?2016$527,000$688,833
Interest & Overhead2016$56,000$73,197
Total Expenses2016$1,588,000$2,075,648
Movie Net Profit or Loss2016$8,168,911$10,677,447

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