Rhyme & Reason (1997) Box Office, Profit & Reviews

Synopsis

A study in the world of hip-hop, done mostly with interviews, in order to see why it is as popular as it is today and what the future holds.

Scores

Overall Score

30.9

Popularity Percentile (Year)

7.3%

Box Office Percentile (Year)

36.3%

Review Aggregate

74.5

Critic Consensus

100.0% Fresh • 2 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 100% of 2 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize stylized, character-driven, emotional. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

Cast

Cast	Year	Reported Salary	Inflation Adjusted	Notes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score71.0

RT critic review count7

Rotten Tomatoes audience score79.0

RT audience rating count100

IMDb rating7.4

IMDb votes948

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Box Office ?

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Domestic	1997	$1,608,277	$3,143,405
International	1997	N/A	N/A
Worldwide	1997	$1,608,277	$3,143,405

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).

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue	1997	$804,138	$1,571,702
Digital Rentals ?	1997	N/A	N/A
Digital Purchases ?	1997	N/A	N/A
Physical Rentals ?	1997	$8,077,000	$15,786,635
Physical Purchases ?	1997	$10,791,000	$21,091,195
TV & Streaming Revenue	1997	$643,311	$1,257,362
Total Revenues	1997	$20,315,449	$39,706,894
Expenses
Budget ?	1997	$1,101,000 (est)	$2,151,923 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?	1997	$663,000 (est)	$1,295,845 (est)
Participations	1997	$813,000	$1,589,022
Residuals ?	1997	$1,418,000	$2,771,505
Interest & Overhead	1997	$220,200	$430,385
Total Expenses	1997	$4,215,200	$8,238,681
Movie Net Profit or Loss	1997	$16,100,249	$31,468,214

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