Karl Marx City

2017 | Documentary, History

Synopsis

A filmmaker journey through the former East Germany looking into her father's 1999 suicide.

Scores

Overall Score
29.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
10.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
26.2%
Review Aggregate
79.8

Critic Consensus

96.2% Fresh • 26 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 96% of 26 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize family-friendly, visually striking, stylized. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

family-friendlyvisually strikingstylizedpsychologicaltragicemotionalpoliticalrealisticsuspenseful

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Petra Epperlein2017$1,000$1,000(est)
Christa Epperlein2017$1,000$1,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score96.0
RT critic review count26
Rotten Tomatoes audience score72.0
RT audience rating count100
IMDb rating6.5
IMDb votes263

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2017$41,072$52,567
International2017N/AN/A
Worldwide2017$41,072$52,567

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 Revenue2017$20,536$26,284
Digital Rentals ?2017$946,000$1,210,772
Digital Purchases ?2017$1,055,000$1,350,280
Physical Rentals ?2017$705,000$902,319
Physical Purchases ?2017$2,026,000$2,593,049
TV & Streaming Revenue2017$74,400$95,224
Total Revenues2017$4,826,936$6,177,927
Expenses
Budget ?2017$248,000 (est)$317,412 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2017$80,000 (est)$102,391 (est)
Participations2017$193,000$247,018
Residuals ?2017$257,000$328,931
Interest & Overhead2017$49,600$63,482
Total Expenses2017$827,600$1,059,233
Movie Net Profit or Loss2017$3,999,336$5,118,693

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