First Position

2012 | Documentary, Dance

Synopsis

A documentary that follows six young dancers from around the world as they prepare for the Youth America Grand Prix, one of the most prestigious ballet competitions in the world.

Scores

Overall Score
60.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
53.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
55.8%
Review Aggregate
85.3

Critic Consensus

93.4% Fresh • 76 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 93% of 76 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize suspenseful, family-friendly, uplifting. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

suspensefulfamily-friendlyupliftingvisually strikingcoming of agecharacter-drivenchristmasemotionalgritty

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Michaela DePrince2012$17,000$23,000(est)
Aran Bell2012$11,000$14,000(est)
Gaya Bommer-Yemini2012$8,000$11,000(est)
Miko Fogarty2012$6,000$9,000(est)
Jules Fogarty2012$6,000$8,000(est)
Joan Sebastian Zamora2012$5,000$7,000(est)
Rebecca Houseknecht2012$4,000$6,000(est)
Giuseppe Bausilio2012$4,000$5,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score93.0
RT critic review count76
Rotten Tomatoes audience score84.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating7.5
IMDb votes3,498

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2012$1,014,071$1,385,514
International2012$716,753$979,292
Worldwide2012$1,730,824$2,364,806

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 Revenue2012$793,737$1,084,474
Digital Rentals ?2012$2,877,000$3,930,814
Digital Purchases ?2012$1,293,000$1,766,612
Physical Rentals ?2012$4,559,000$6,228,913
Physical Purchases ?2012$11,264,000$15,389,882
TV & Streaming Revenue2012$405,628$554,206
Total Revenues2012$21,192,365$28,954,900
Expenses
Budget ?2012$457,000 (est)$624,394 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2012$468,000 (est)$639,423 (est)
Participations2012$848,000$1,158,613
Residuals ?2012$1,338,000$1,828,095
Interest & Overhead2012$91,400$124,879
Total Expenses2012$3,202,400$4,375,405
Movie Net Profit or Loss2012$17,989,965$24,579,496

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