Misery Loves Comedy

2015 | Comedy, Documentary

Synopsis

Over fifty very famous American, Canadian, British and Australian funny people (filmmakers, writers, actors and comedians) share life and professional journeys and insights, in an effort to shed light on the thesis: Do you have to be miserable to be funny?

Scores

Overall Score
23.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
21.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
16.5%
Review Aggregate
41.3

Critic Consensus

34.6% Fresh • 26 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 35% of 26 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, tragic, scary. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

funnytragicscarycharacter-drivenemotionalvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Jimmy Fallon2015$0$0(est)
Amy Schumer2015$0$0(est)
Judd Apatow2015$0$0(est)
Steve Coogan2015$0$0(est)
Maria Bamford2015$0$0(est)
Jim Gaffigan2015$0$0(est)
Larry David2015$0$0(est)
Tom Hanks2015$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score35.0
RT critic review count26
Rotten Tomatoes audience score33.0
RT audience rating count250
IMDb rating6.3
IMDb votes1,338

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2015$19,634$25,988
International2015N/AN/A
Worldwide2015$19,634$25,988

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 Revenue2015$9,817$12,994
Digital Rentals ?2015$631,000$835,210
Digital Purchases ?2015$661,000$874,919
Physical Rentals ?2015$715,000$946,395
Physical Purchases ?2015$1,917,000$2,537,396
TV & Streaming Revenue2015$75,000$99,272
Total Revenues2015$4,008,817$5,306,185
Expenses
Budget ?2015$250,000 (est)$330,907 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2015$80,000 (est)$105,890 (est)
Participations2015$160,000$211,781
Residuals ?2015$229,000$303,111
Interest & Overhead2015$50,000$66,181
Total Expenses2015$769,000$1,017,870
Movie Net Profit or Loss2015$3,239,817$4,288,315

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