Hard to Be a God

2015 | Drama, Sci-Fi, Foreign Language

Synopsis

In the distant future, a space traveler from Earth breaks a special law and interferes with the history of another, Medieval-like planet.

Scores

Overall Score
55.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
47.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
52.6%
Review Aggregate
77.7

Critic Consensus

95.0% Fresh • 40 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 95% of 40 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize macabre, visually striking, stylized. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

macabrevisually strikingstylizedcharacter-drivenrealisticdarkfunnyupliftingpsychological

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Leonid Yarmolnik2015$1,120,000$1,482,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score95.0
RT critic review count40
Rotten Tomatoes audience score67.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating6.5
IMDb votes6,797

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2015$28,608$37,866
International2015$1,270,427$1,681,574
Worldwide2015$1,299,035$1,719,440

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 Revenue2015$522,475$691,563
Digital Rentals ?2015$867,000$1,147,586
Digital Purchases ?2015$909,000$1,203,178
Physical Rentals ?2015$983,000$1,301,127
Physical Purchases ?2015$2,635,000$3,487,762
TV & Streaming Revenue2015$2,100,000$2,779,620
Total Revenues2015$8,016,475$10,610,836
Expenses
Budget ?2015$7,000,000$9,265,401
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2015$999,000 (est)$1,322,305 (est)
Participations2015$160,000$211,781
Residuals ?2015$414,000$547,982
Interest & Overhead2015$1,400,000$1,853,080
Total Expenses2015$9,973,000$13,200,549
Movie Net Profit or Loss2015$-1,956,525$-2,589,713

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