Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy? (2013) Box Office, Profit & Reviews

Synopsis

A series of interviews featuring linguist, philosopher and activist Noam Chomsky done in hand-drawn animation.

Scores

Overall Score

48.3

Popularity Percentile (Year)

42.9%

Box Office Percentile (Year)

38.1%

Review Aggregate

78.3

Critic Consensus

92.1% Fresh • 38 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 92% of 38 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize gritty, visually striking, stylized. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

Cast

Cast	Year	Reported Salary	Inflation Adjusted	Notes
Noam Chomsky	2013	$5,000	$6,000	(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score92.0

RT critic review count38

Rotten Tomatoes audience score68.0

RT audience rating count2,500

IMDb rating7.1

IMDb votes3,762

Rotten Tomatoes IMDb

Box Office ?

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Domestic	2013	$137,042	$184,507
International	2013	N/A	N/A
Worldwide	2013	$137,042	$184,507

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).

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue	2013	$68,521	$92,253
Digital Rentals ?	2013	$2,089,000	$2,812,529
Digital Purchases ?	2013	$1,249,000	$1,681,594
Physical Rentals ?	2013	$2,701,000	$3,636,497
Physical Purchases ?	2013	$6,998,000	$9,421,771
TV & Streaming Revenue	2013	$68,521	$92,253
Total Revenues	2013	$13,174,042	$17,736,898
Expenses
Budget ?	2013	$250,000 (est)	$336,588 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?	2013	$110,000 (est)	$148,099 (est)
Participations	2013	$527,000	$709,528
Residuals ?	2013	$830,000	$1,117,472
Interest & Overhead	2013	$50,000	$67,318
Total Expenses	2013	$1,767,000	$2,379,004
Movie Net Profit or Loss	2013	$11,407,042	$15,357,894

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Is the Man Who Is Tall Happy?