Ghosts of Cité Soleil

2007 | Action, Documentary, Drama, Music, Romance, War

Synopsis

Documents the violent lives of gang leaders in Haiti's worst slum, focusing on two brothers loyal to then-President Aristide.

Scores

Overall Score
47.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
45.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
36.7%
Review Aggregate
73.2

Critic Consensus

77.5% Fresh • 49 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 78% of 49 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize scary, political, emotional. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

scarypoliticalemotionalromanticdarkgrittystylizedsurrealhistoricalrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score77.0
RT critic review count53
Rotten Tomatoes audience score72.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating6.9
IMDb votes1,956

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2007$48,752$73,775
International2007$169,692$256,789
Worldwide2007$218,444$330,564

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$92,253$139,603
Digital Rentals ?2007$209,000$316,273
Digital Purchases ?2007$78,000$118,035
Physical Rentals ?2007$3,592,000$5,435,651
Physical Purchases ?2007$8,071,000$12,213,568
TV & Streaming Revenue2007$75,000$113,495
Total Revenues2007$12,117,253$18,336,624
Expenses
Budget ?2007$250,000 (est)$378,316 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2007$153,000 (est)$231,530 (est)
Participations2007$485,000$733,934
Residuals ?2007$869,000$1,315,028
Interest & Overhead2007$50,000$75,663
Total Expenses2007$1,807,000$2,734,471
Movie Net Profit or Loss2007$10,310,253$15,602,153

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