Kill Your Idols

2006 | Documentary, Music

Synopsis

NYC's no wave movement of the 1970s and the art punk revival that happened there 30 years later frame a discussion about the crisis of innovation in an age of commodified nostalgia.

Scores

Overall Score
21.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
18.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
10.3%
Review Aggregate
48.4

Critic Consensus

38.5% Fresh • 13 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 38% of 13 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, uneven tone, visually striking. Many reviews cite thin plot, uneven tone as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotuneven tonevisually strikingcharacter-drivenemotionalthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Glenn Branca2006$0$0(est)
Michael Gira2006$0$0(est)
Eugene Hütz2006$0$0(est)
Arto Lindsay2006$0$0(est)
Lydia Lunch2006$0$0(est)
Thurston Moore2006$0$0(est)
Karen O2006$0$0(est)
Lee Ranaldo2006$0$0(est)
Martin Rev2006$0$0(est)
J.G. Thirlwell2006$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score38.0
RT critic review count13
Rotten Tomatoes audience score49.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating6.4
IMDb votes594

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2006$7,753$12,064
International2006N/AN/A
Worldwide2006$7,753$12,064

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 Revenue2006$3,876$6,032
Digital Rentals ?2006$29,000$45,125
Digital Purchases ?2006$9,000$14,004
Physical Rentals ?2006$919,000$1,430,011
Physical Purchases ?2006$2,169,000$3,375,076
TV & Streaming Revenue2006$67,500$105,033
Total Revenues2006$3,197,376$4,975,283
Expenses
Budget ?2006$225,000 (est)$350,112 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2006$80,000 (est)$124,484 (est)
Participations2006$128,000$199,175
Residuals ?2006$224,000$348,556
Interest & Overhead2006$45,000$70,022
Total Expenses2006$702,000$1,092,348
Movie Net Profit or Loss2006$2,495,376$3,882,935

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