Garden Party

2008 | Drama

Synopsis

April (age 15) is running from one bad situation into another, hoping to find an answer that doesn't involve nudity, and falls in with a group of confused kids chasing their dreams. The black widow in the web is the sexy, pot-dealing Sally.

Scores

Overall Score
25.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
32.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
14.7%
Review Aggregate
28.9

Critic Consensus

16.7% Fresh • 18 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 17% of 18 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, pacing issues, character-driven. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotpacing issuescharacter-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Vinessa Shaw2008$0$1,000(est)
Willa Holland2008$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score16.0
RT critic review count19
Rotten Tomatoes audience score25.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating5.5
IMDb votes3,621

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2008$21,886$31,889
International2008N/AN/A
Worldwide2008$21,886$31,889

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 Revenue2008$10,943$15,944
Digital Rentals ?2008$234,000$340,947
Digital Purchases ?2008$83,000$120,934
Physical Rentals ?2008$1,940,000$2,826,651
Physical Purchases ?2008$4,020,000$5,857,288
TV & Streaming Revenue2008$75,000$109,278
Total Revenues2008$6,362,943$9,271,041
Expenses
Budget ?2008$250,000 (est)$364,259 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2008$80,000 (est)$116,563 (est)
Participations2008$255,000$371,544
Residuals ?2008$448,000$652,752
Interest & Overhead2008$50,000$72,852
Total Expenses2008$1,083,000$1,577,971
Movie Net Profit or Loss2008$5,279,943$7,693,071

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