Gunner Palace

2005 | Documentary, War

Synopsis

American soldiers of the 2/3 Field Artillery, a group known as the "Gunners," tell of their experiences in Baghdad during the Iraq War. Holed up in a bombed out pleasure palace built by Sadaam Hussein, the soldiers endured hostile situations some four months after President George W. Bush declared the end of major combat operations in the country.

Scores

Overall Score
43.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
28.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
44.9%
Review Aggregate
73.8

Critic Consensus

86.0% Fresh • 100 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 86% of 100 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize political, thought-provoking, stylized. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

politicalthought-provokingstylizedsurrealupliftingfunnycoming of agescarysuspensefulemotional

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score86.0
RT critic review count105
Rotten Tomatoes audience score66.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating6.5
IMDb votes1,968

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2005$607,844$976,347
International2005$80,824$129,823
Worldwide2005$688,668$1,106,171

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 Revenue2005$336,252$540,103
Digital Rentals ?2005$141,000$226,481
Digital Purchases ?2005$22,000$35,337
Physical Rentals ?2005$7,882,000$12,660,437
Physical Purchases ?2005$18,923,000$30,395,008
TV & Streaming Revenue2005$255,294$410,066
Total Revenues2005$27,559,546$44,267,433
Expenses
Budget ?2005$319,000 (est)$512,393 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2005$234,000 (est)$375,862 (est)
Participations2005$1,102,000$1,770,084
Residuals ?2005$1,994,000$3,202,856
Interest & Overhead2005$63,800$102,479
Total Expenses2005$3,712,800$5,963,673
Movie Net Profit or Loss2005$23,846,746$38,303,760

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