Synopsis
How does artist Matthew Barney use 45,000 pounds of petroleum jelly, a factory whaling vessel and traditional Japanese rituals to create his latest art project? Barney plowed the waters off the coast of Nagasaki to film his massive endeavor, Drawing Restraint 9. The documentary Matthew Barney: No Restraint journeys to Japan with Barney and his collaborator Bjork, as the visual artist creates a "narrative sculpture" telling a fantastical love story of two characters that transform from land mammals into whales.
Scores
Popularity Percentile (Year)
8.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
15.3%
Critic Consensus
50.0% Fresh • 22 critic reviews
Critic reception is mixed, with 50% of 22 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize gritty, dark, macabre. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.
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Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|
| N/A |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score50.0
RT critic review count22
Rotten Tomatoes audience score55.0
RT audience rating count500
IMDb rating5.8
IMDb votes144
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Domestic | 2006 | $16,136 | $25,108 |
| International | 2006 | N/A | N/A |
| Worldwide | 2006 | $16,136 | $25,108 |
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 | 2006 | $8,068 | $12,554 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2006 | $47,000 | $73,134 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2006 | $15,000 | $23,341 |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2006 | $1,496,000 | $2,327,853 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2006 | $3,529,000 | $5,491,306 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2006 | $75,000 | $116,704 |
| Total Revenues | 2006 | $5,170,068 | $8,044,893 |
| Expenses |
| Budget ? | 2006 | $250,000 (est) | $389,013 (est) |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2006 | $80,000 (est) | $124,484 (est) |
| Participations | 2006 | $207,000 | $322,103 |
| Residuals ? | 2006 | $369,000 | $574,183 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2006 | $50,000 | $77,803 |
| Total Expenses | 2006 | $956,000 | $1,487,585 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2006 | $4,214,068 | $6,557,307 |
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Tooltips
- Budget Estimated using Machine Learning
- Digital Rentals: PVOD, VOD, & On-Demand
- Marketing & distribution costs to release Movie in Theaters. Includes: Online & Offline Ads, Posters, Trailer Production, and physical or digital copies (formerly "prints") sent to cinemas.
- Net Digital Purchase Revenue
- Net Revenues for Physical Rentals: VHS, DVD, BluRay (when appropriate)
- Physical Purchases: VHS $0, DVD $3,482,000, BluRay $46,000
- Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
- Theatrical box office grosses split into Domestic, International, and Worldwide totals.
- Union-modeled residuals using SAG-AFTRA and WGA schedules as a simplified estimate proxy.
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Budget Tooltip
Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
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