PAY 2 PLAY: Democracy's High Stakes

2014 | Comedy, Documentary, News, Politics

Synopsis

Driven to make the world better for his baby girl, John Ennis pieces together the cycle of pay-to-play politics that rules America. When insiders control the game, how can an outsider have a voice? Through first-time candidates in Ohio, following the money in our elections, and uncovering the secret history of Monopoly, Ennis finds solutions along his surprising journey.

Scores

Overall Score
22.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
3.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
12.7%
Review Aggregate
83.2

Critic Consensus

80.0% Fresh • 5 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 80% of 5 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize romantic, scary, funny. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

romanticscaryfunnycharacter-drivenemotionalvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score80.0
RT critic review count5
Rotten Tomatoes audience score85.0
RT audience rating count100
IMDb rating8.6
IMDb votes69

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2014$11,021$14,606
International2014N/AN/A
Worldwide2014$11,021$14,606

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 Revenue2014$5,510$7,303
Digital Rentals ?2014$429,000$568,556
Digital Purchases ?2014$340,000$450,604
Physical Rentals ?2014$489,000$648,075
Physical Purchases ?2014$1,318,000$1,746,754
TV & Streaming Revenue2014$75,000$99,398
Total Revenues2014$2,656,510$3,520,690
Expenses
Budget ?2014$250,000 (est)$331,327 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2014$80,000 (est)$106,024 (est)
Participations2014$106,000$140,482
Residuals ?2014$154,000$204,097
Interest & Overhead2014$50,000$66,265
Total Expenses2014$640,000$848,196
Movie Net Profit or Loss2014$2,016,510$2,672,494

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