May Fools

1990 | Comedy, Romance, Foreign Language

Synopsis

During the events of May 1968 in France, different worldviews of conflicting relatives collide in their family estate.

Scores

Overall Score
35.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
22.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
23.3%
Review Aggregate
84.6

Critic Consensus

100.0% Fresh • 3 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 100% of 3 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize family-friendly, historical, funny. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

family-friendlyhistoricalfunnyromanticcharacter-drivenemotional

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Michel Piccoli1990$17,000$40,000(est)
Miou-Miou1990$10,000$25,000(est)
Michel Duchaussoy1990$8,000$19,000(est)
Dominique Blanc1990$6,000$15,000(est)
Harriet Walter1990$5,000$13,000(est)
Bruno Carette1990$5,000$11,000(est)
Paulette Dubost1990$4,000$10,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score100.0
RT critic review count6
Rotten Tomatoes audience score76.0
RT audience rating count500
IMDb rating7.2
IMDb votes3,577

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1990$1,576,702$3,784,326
International1990N/AN/A
Worldwide1990$1,576,702$3,784,326

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 Revenue1990$788,351$1,892,163
Digital Rentals ?1990N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1990N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1990$7,317,000$17,561,920
Physical Purchases ?1990$3,967,000$9,521,407
TV & Streaming Revenue1990$630,681$1,513,730
Total Revenues1990$12,703,032$30,489,220
Expenses
Budget ?1990$1,508,000 (est)$3,619,431 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1990$1,208,000 (est)$2,899,385 (est)
Participations1990$508,000$1,219,278
Residuals ?1990$856,000$2,054,531
Interest & Overhead1990$301,600$723,886
Total Expenses1990$4,381,600$10,516,510
Movie Net Profit or Loss1990$8,321,432$19,972,710

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