General Magic

2019 | Documentary

Synopsis

The ideas that dominate the tech industry and our day to day lives were born at a secretive Silicon Valley start-up named 'General Magic', which spun out of Apple in 1990 to create the first handheld personal communicator (or "smartphone").

Scores

Overall Score
37.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
33.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
13.4%
Review Aggregate
90.0

Critic Consensus

100.0% Fresh • 22 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 100% of 22 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, uplifting, visually striking. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

emotionalupliftingvisually strikingpsychologicaltragiccharacter-driven

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score100.0
RT critic review count22
Rotten Tomatoes audience scoreN/A
RT audience rating count0
IMDb rating7.4
IMDb votes1,311

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2019$20,046$24,593
International2019N/AN/A
Worldwide2019$20,046$24,593

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 Revenue2019$10,023$12,296
Digital Rentals ?2019$511,000$626,909
Digital Purchases ?2019$610,000$748,365
Physical Rentals ?2019$231,000$283,397
Physical Purchases ?2019$666,000$817,068
TV & Streaming Revenue2019$73,200$89,804
Total Revenues2019$2,101,223$2,577,840
Expenses
Budget ?2019$244,000 (est)$299,346 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2019$80,000 (est)$98,146 (est)
Participations2019$84,000$103,054
Residuals ?2019$95,000$116,549
Interest & Overhead2019$48,800$59,869
Total Expenses2019$551,800$676,964
Movie Net Profit or Loss2019$1,549,423$1,900,876

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