Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism (2004) Profit, Box Office & Budget

Synopsis

Documentary on reported Conservative bias of the Rupert Murdoch-owned Fox News Channel (FNC), which promotes itself as "Fair and Balanced". Material includes interviews with former FNC employees and the inter-office memos they provided.

Scores

Overall Score

53.6

Popularity Percentile (Year)

49.7%

Box Office Percentile (Year)

43.8%

Review Aggregate

79.7

Critic Consensus

85.2% Fresh • 54 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 85% of 54 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize political, historical, funny. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

Cast

Cast	Year	Reported Salary	Inflation Adjusted	Notes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score85.0

RT critic review count60

Rotten Tomatoes audience score77.0

RT audience rating count5,000

IMDb rating7.5

IMDb votes6,315

Rotten Tomatoes IMDb

Box Office ?

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Domestic	2004	$461,572	$766,517
International	2004	N/A	N/A
Worldwide	2004	$461,572	$766,517

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	2004	$230,786	$383,259
Digital Rentals ?	2004	$85,000	$141,157
Digital Purchases ?	2004	$2,000	$3,321
Physical Rentals ?	2004	$8,945,000	$14,854,666
Physical Purchases ?	2004	$18,716,000	$31,081,044
TV & Streaming Revenue	2004	$193,860	$321,937
Total Revenues	2004	$28,172,646	$46,785,384
Expenses
Budget ?	2004	$200,000	$332,133
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?	2004	$180,000 (est)	$298,920 (est)
Participations	2004	$2,254,000	$3,743,143
Residuals ?	2004	$2,051,000	$3,406,028
Interest & Overhead	2004	$40,000	$66,427
Total Expenses	2004	$4,725,000	$7,846,652
Movie Net Profit or Loss	2004	$23,447,646	$38,938,733

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Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism