Man Underground

2017 | Drama, Sci-Fi

Synopsis

A reclusive conspiracy theorist enlists people from his small town to help him make a low-budget movie about his experience encountering aliens while working as a geologist for the US government.

Scores

Overall Score
49.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
57.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
18.6%
Review Aggregate
83.5

Critic Consensus

88.6% Fresh • 35 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 89% of 35 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize dark, macabre, surreal. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

darkmacabresurrealgrittyemotionalvisually strikingstylizedfunnysatiricaltragic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Miki Manojlović2017$1,017,000$1,302,000(est)
Lazar Ristovski2017$626,000$801,000(est)
Mirjana Joković2017$471,000$603,000(est)
Slavko Štimac2017$385,000$493,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score86.0
RT critic review count37
Rotten Tomatoes audience score96.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating6.2
IMDb votes150

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2017$20,907$26,759
International2017N/AN/A
Worldwide2017$20,907$26,759

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$10,454$13,379
Digital Rentals ?2017$760,000$972,713
Digital Purchases ?2017$848,000$1,085,343
Physical Rentals ?2017$567,000$725,695
Physical Purchases ?2017$1,629,000$2,084,934
TV & Streaming Revenue2017$3,750,000$4,799,572
Total Revenues2017$7,564,454$9,681,636
Expenses
Budget ?2017$12,500,000$15,998,572
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2017$80,000 (est)$102,391 (est)
Participations2017$151,000$193,263
Residuals ?2017$382,000$488,916
Interest & Overhead2017$2,500,000$3,199,714
Total Expenses2017$15,613,000$19,982,856
Movie Net Profit or Loss2017$-8,048,546$-10,301,220

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