Synopsis
Miss Hill: Making Dance Matter tells the inspiring and largely unknown story of a woman whose life was defined by her love for dance. Martha Hill emerges as dance's secret weapon, someone who fought against great odds to establish dance as a legitimate art form in America. Through archival footage, lively interviews with friends and intimates, and rare footage of the spirited subject, the film explores Hills's arduous path from a Bible Belt childhood in Ohio to the halls of academe at NYU and Bennington College to a position of power and influence as Juilliard's founding director of dance (1952-1985). Peppered with anecdotal material delivered by dance notables who knew her, this revelatory story depicts her struggles and successes, including the battle royal that accompanied her move to the Lincoln Center campus.
Scores
Popularity Percentile (Year)
83.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
5.7%
Critic Consensus
88.4% Fresh • 121 critic reviews
Critic reception is largely positive, with 88% of 121 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize visually striking, emotional, romantic. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.
visually strikingemotionalromantichistoricalpoliticalfunnytragicdarkthought-provokingcharacter-driven
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|
| Kevin Costner | 2015 | $1,790,000 | $2,369,000 | (est) |
| Mary McDonnell | 2015 | $1,102,000 | $1,459,000 | (est) |
| Graham Greene | 2015 | $830,000 | $1,098,000 | (est) |
| Rodney Grant | 2015 | $678,000 | $898,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score87.0
RT critic review count132
Rotten Tomatoes audience score87.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating8.1
IMDb votes21
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Domestic | 2015 | $4,706 | $6,229 |
| International | 2015 | N/A | N/A |
| Worldwide | 2015 | $4,706 | $6,229 |
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 | 2015 | $2,353 | $3,114 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2015 | $206,000 | $272,668 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2015 | $216,000 | $285,904 |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2015 | $234,000 | $309,729 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2015 | $626,000 | $828,592 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2015 | N/A | N/A |
| Total Revenues | 2015 | $1,284,353 | $1,700,006 |
| Expenses |
| Budget ? | 2015 | N/A | N/A |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2015 | $80,000 (est) | $105,890 (est) |
| Participations | 2015 | $51,000 | $67,505 |
| Residuals ? | 2015 | $69,000 | $91,330 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2015 | N/A | N/A |
| Total Expenses | 2015 | $200,000 | $264,726 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2015 | $1,084,353 | $1,435,281 |
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 | The Salt of the Earth | 2015 | Shared genres: 3 | 71.9 | $12,889,238 |
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 $427,000, BluRay $199,000
- 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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