Paul's Promise

2022 | Drama, Family

Synopsis

The inspiring true story of Paul Holderfield, a bigoted firefighter-turned pastor, who started one of the first integrated churches in the American South.

Scores

Overall Score
55.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
61.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
41.0%
Review Aggregate
67.5

Critic Consensus

51.0% Fresh • 157 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 51% of 157 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize romantic, historical, emotional. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

romantichistoricalemotionalvisually strikingtragicpoliticalcharacter-drivengrittystylizedthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Oscar Isaac2022$6,073,000$6,509,000(est)
Charlotte Le Bon2022$3,738,000$4,007,000(est)
Christian Bale2022$2,815,000$3,017,000(est)
Daniel Giménez Cacho2022$2,301,000$2,466,000(est)
Shohreh Aghdashloo2022$1,968,000$2,110,000(est)
Marwan Kenzari2022$1,733,000$1,857,000(est)
Angela Sarafyan2022$1,555,000$1,667,000(est)
James Cromwell2022$1,417,000$1,518,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score51.0
RT critic review count157
Rotten Tomatoes audience score91.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating6.1
IMDb votes136

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2022$258,545$277,095
International2022N/AN/A
Worldwide2022$258,545$277,095

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 Revenue2022$129,272$138,547
Digital Rentals ?2022$2,798,000$2,998,745
Digital Purchases ?2022$4,221,000$4,523,839
Physical Rentals ?2022$760,000$814,527
Physical Purchases ?2022$2,338,000$2,505,742
TV & Streaming Revenue2022$116,345$124,693
Total Revenues2022$10,362,618$11,106,092
Expenses
Budget ?2022$90,000,000$96,457,123
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2022$207,000 (est)$221,851 (est)
Participations2022$207,000$221,851
Residuals ?2022$421,000$451,205
Interest & Overhead2022$13,500,000$14,468,569
Total Expenses2022$104,335,000$111,820,600
Movie Net Profit or Loss2022$-93,972,382$-100,714,507

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