Poster Boy

2006 | Drama, Homosexual Theme, LGBTQ Theme

Synopsis

With the help of a hot, slightly older new acquaintence (Noseworthy), the closeted son (Newton) of a conservative U.S. Senator (Lerner) puts a shocking spin on his dad's re-election campaign.

Scores

Overall Score
28.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
22.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
27.2%
Review Aggregate
41.9

Critic Consensus

26.3% Fresh • 19 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 26% of 19 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize political, satirical, stylized. Many reviews cite execution consistency as the main reasons it falls short.

politicalsatiricalstylizedcharacter-drivenemotionalhistorical

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Matt Newton2006$1,000$1,000(est)
Karen Allen2006$1,000$1,000(est)
Michael Lerner2006$0$1,000(est)
Jack Noseworthy2006$0$1,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score26.0
RT critic review count19
Rotten Tomatoes audience score47.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating6.0
IMDb votes1,461

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2006$62,062$96,572
International2006N/AN/A
Worldwide2006$62,062$96,572

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 Revenue2006$31,031$48,286
Digital Rentals ?2006$114,000$177,390
Digital Purchases ?2006$35,000$54,462
Physical Rentals ?2006$3,594,000$5,592,449
Physical Purchases ?2006$8,478,000$13,192,205
TV & Streaming Revenue2006$75,000$116,704
Total Revenues2006$12,327,031$19,181,495
Expenses
Budget ?2006$250,000 (est)$389,013 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2006$80,000 (est)$124,484 (est)
Participations2006$493,000$767,133
Residuals ?2006$894,000$1,391,110
Interest & Overhead2006$50,000$77,803
Total Expenses2006$1,767,000$2,749,543
Movie Net Profit or Loss2006$10,560,031$16,431,952

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