Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché

2022 | Biography, Documentary, Music

Synopsis

The death of punk icon and X-Ray Spex front-woman Poly Styrene sends her daughter on a journey through her mother's archives in this intimate documentary.

Scores

Overall Score
38.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
26.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
24.8%
Review Aggregate
88.1

Critic Consensus

98.2% Fresh • 56 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 98% of 56 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, coming of age, lighthearted. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

emotionalcoming of agelightheartedupliftingstylizedhistorical

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score98.0
RT critic review count56
Rotten Tomatoes audience score89.0
RT audience rating count25
IMDb rating7.1
IMDb votes776

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2022$48,544$52,027
International2022$5,396$5,783
Worldwide2022$53,940$57,810

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$26,430$28,327
Digital Rentals ?2022$1,296,000$1,388,983
Digital Purchases ?2022$1,955,000$2,095,263
Physical Rentals ?2022$352,000$377,255
Physical Purchases ?2022$1,083,000$1,160,701
TV & Streaming Revenue2022$75,000$80,381
Total Revenues2022$4,787,430$5,130,908
Expenses
Budget ?2022$250,000 (est)$267,936 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2022$80,000 (est)$85,740 (est)
Participations2022$191,000$204,703
Residuals ?2022$191,000$204,703
Interest & Overhead2022$50,000$53,587
Total Expenses2022$762,000$816,670
Movie Net Profit or Loss2022$4,025,430$4,314,238

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