Promised Lands

2010 | Documentary, War

Synopsis

This is Susan Sontag's documentary about Israel, shot during the Yom Kippur war. Much of it is strictly observational.

Scores

Overall Score
17.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
15.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
4.7%
Review Aggregate
46.1

Critic Consensus

40.0% Fresh • 5 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 40% of 5 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize suspenseful, emotional, character-driven. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

suspensefulemotionalcharacter-drivenvisually strikingthought-provokingrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Bibi Andersson2010$135,000$194,000(est)
Kathleen Quinlan2010$83,000$119,000(est)
Sylvia Sidney2010$63,000$90,000(est)
Martine Bartlett2010$51,000$74,000(est)
Lorraine Gary2010$44,000$63,000(est)
Signe Hasso2010$39,000$55,000(est)
Susan Tyrrell2010$35,000$50,000(est)
Diane Varsi2010$31,000$45,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score40.0
RT critic review count5
Rotten Tomatoes audience score53.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb ratingN/A
IMDb votesN/A

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2010$4,546$6,539
International2010N/AN/A
Worldwide2010$4,546$6,539

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 Revenue2010$2,273$3,269
Digital Rentals ?2010$127,000$182,668
Digital Purchases ?2010$37,000$53,218
Physical Rentals ?2010$299,000$430,061
Physical Purchases ?2010$670,000$963,682
TV & Streaming Revenue2010$900,000$1,294,498
Total Revenues2010$2,035,273$2,927,396
Expenses
Budget ?2010$3,000,000$4,314,993
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2010$80,000 (est)$115,066 (est)
Participations2010$41,000$58,972
Residuals ?2010$113,000$162,531
Interest & Overhead2010$600,000$862,999
Total Expenses2010$3,834,000$5,514,561
Movie Net Profit or Loss2010$-1,798,727$-2,587,165

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