Room 237

2013 | Documentary

Synopsis

An exploration of various interpretations of Stanley Kubrick's horror film, The Shining.

Scores

Overall Score
60.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
67.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
46.5%
Review Aggregate
72.3

Critic Consensus

93.9% Fresh • 132 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 94% of 132 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, funny, visually striking. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

thin plotfunnyvisually strikingscarysuspensefulemotionallightheartedthought-provokingdarkgritty

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Bill Blakemore2013$0$0(est)
Geoffrey Cocks2013$0$0(est)
Juli Kearns2013$0$0(est)
John Fell Ryan2013$0$0(est)
Jay Weidner2013$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score94.0
RT critic review count132
Rotten Tomatoes audience score55.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating6.2
IMDb votes23,685

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2013$296,359$399,004
International2013$71,047$95,654
Worldwide2013$367,406$494,658

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 Revenue2013$176,598$237,763
Digital Rentals ?2013$2,671,000$3,596,106
Digital Purchases ?2013$1,597,000$2,150,124
Physical Rentals ?2013$3,452,000$4,647,607
Physical Purchases ?2013$8,945,000$12,043,118
TV & Streaming Revenue2013$133,362$179,552
Total Revenues2013$16,974,960$22,854,270
Expenses
Budget ?2013$5,426$7,305
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2013$120,000 (est)$161,562 (est)
Participations2013$679,000$914,173
Residuals ?2013$1,066,000$1,435,211
Interest & Overhead2013$1,085$1,461
Total Expenses2013$1,871,511$2,519,713
Movie Net Profit or Loss2013$15,103,449$20,334,557

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