Janis Ian: Breaking Silence

2025 | Biography, Documentary, History, Music

Synopsis

Janis Ian ("At Seventeen," "Society's Child," "Stars") tells her remarkable life story-with Joan Baez, Arlo Guthrie, Jean Smart, and others.

Scores

Overall Score
28.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
11.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
14.6%
Review Aggregate
91.5

Critic Consensus

100.0% Fresh • 10 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 100% of 10 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize visually striking, romantic, family-friendly. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

visually strikingromanticfamily-friendlyhistoricalcharacter-drivenemotional

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Janis Ian2025$1,000$1,000(est)
Joan Baez2025$0$0(est)
Lily Tomlin2025$0$0(est)
Arlo Guthrie2025$0$0(est)
Laurie Metcalf2025$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score100.0
RT critic review count10
Rotten Tomatoes audience scoreN/A
RT audience rating count25
IMDb rating7.8
IMDb votes172

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2025$47,749N/A
International2025N/AN/A
Worldwide2025$47,749N/A

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 Revenue2025$23,874N/A
Digital Rentals ?2025$497,000N/A
Digital Purchases ?2025$671,000N/A
Physical Rentals ?2025$54,000N/A
Physical Purchases ?2025$245,000N/A
TV & Streaming Revenue2025$69,900N/A
Total Revenues2025$1,560,774N/A
Expenses
Budget ?2025$233,000 (est)N/A
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2025$80,000 (est)N/A (est)
Participations2025$62,000N/A
Residuals ?2025$56,000N/A
Interest & Overhead2025$46,600N/A
Total Expenses2025$477,600N/A
Movie Net Profit or Loss2025$1,083,174N/A

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