National Theatre Live: King Lear

2018 | Drama, History

Synopsis

Two aging fathers - one a King, one his courtier - reject the children who truly love them. Their blindness unleashes a tornado of pitiless ambition and treachery, and their worlds crumble.

Scores

Overall Score
44.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
19.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
55.5%
Review Aggregate
81.5

Critic Consensus

100.0% Fresh • 5 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 100% of 5 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, tragic, character-driven. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

funnytragiccharacter-drivenhistoricalemotionalvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score100.0
RT critic review count5
Rotten Tomatoes audience score60.0
RT audience rating count25
IMDb rating8.2
IMDb votes462

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2018$185,305$231,502
International2018$957,256$1,195,903
Worldwide2018$1,142,561$1,427,405

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 Revenue2018$475,555$594,112
Digital Rentals ?2018$1,387,000$1,732,783
Digital Purchases ?2018$1,673,000$2,090,084
Physical Rentals ?2018$855,000$1,068,154
Physical Purchases ?2018$2,424,000$3,028,311
TV & Streaming Revenue2018$92,652$115,751
Total Revenues2018$6,907,207$8,629,196
Expenses
Budget ?2018$1,257,000 (est)$1,570,374 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2018$914,000 (est)$1,141,863 (est)
Participations2018$276,000$344,808
Residuals ?2018$329,000$411,021
Interest & Overhead2018$251,400$314,075
Total Expenses2018$3,027,400$3,782,140
Movie Net Profit or Loss2018$3,879,807$4,847,055

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