Lumumba (2001) Box Office, Profit & Reviews

Synopsis

The true story of controversial leader of independent Congo Patrice Lumumba.

Scores

Overall Score

33.1

Popularity Percentile (Year)

19.3%

Box Office Percentile (Year)

24.3%

Review Aggregate

79.5

Critic Consensus

80.0% Fresh • 55 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 80% of 55 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize political, historical, gritty. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

Cast

Cast	Year	Reported Salary	Inflation Adjusted	Notes
Eriq Ebouaney	2001	$12,000	$22,000	(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score81.0

RT critic review count59

Rotten Tomatoes audience score83.0

RT audience rating count1,000

IMDb rating7.2

IMDb votes2,170

Rotten Tomatoes IMDb

Box Office ?

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Domestic	2001	$352,296	$624,027
International	2001	N/A	N/A
Worldwide	2001	$352,296	$624,027

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	2001	$176,148	$312,014
Digital Rentals ?	2001	N/A	N/A
Digital Purchases ?	2001	N/A	N/A
Physical Rentals ?	2001	$5,286,000	$9,363,175
Physical Purchases ?	2001	$7,898,000	$13,989,851
TV & Streaming Revenue	2001	$147,964	$262,092
Total Revenues	2001	$13,508,112	$23,927,132
Expenses
Budget ?	2001	$388,000 (est)	$687,270 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?	2001	$282,000 (est)	$499,511 (est)
Participations	2001	$540,000	$956,510
Residuals ?	2001	$974,000	$1,725,262
Interest & Overhead	2001	$77,600	$137,454
Total Expenses	2001	$2,261,600	$4,006,008
Movie Net Profit or Loss	2001	$11,246,512	$19,921,124

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