School Life

2017 | Documentary

Synopsis

Long careers are drawing to a close for John and Amanda, who teach Latin, English, and guitar at a stately home-turned-school, where they are legends with a mantra: "Reading. 'Rithmetic. Rock 'n' roll!" But leaving is the hardest lesson.

Scores

Overall Score
33.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
12.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
32.2%
Review Aggregate
82.8

Critic Consensus

93.6% Fresh • 47 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 94% of 47 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize lighthearted, family-friendly, stylized. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

lightheartedfamily-friendlystylizedupliftinggrittycharacter-driven

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Dermoit Dix2017$1,000$2,000(est)
Amanda Leyden2017$1,000$1,000(est)
John Leyden2017$1,000$1,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score94.0
RT critic review count47
Rotten Tomatoes audience score77.0
RT audience rating count100
IMDb rating7.3
IMDb votes343

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2017$37,381$47,843
International2017$49,235$63,015
Worldwide2017$86,616$110,859

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 Revenue2017$38,384$49,128
Digital Rentals ?2017$918,000$1,174,935
Digital Purchases ?2017$1,024,000$1,310,603
Physical Rentals ?2017$685,000$876,722
Physical Purchases ?2017$1,966,000$2,516,255
TV & Streaming Revenue2017$75,000$95,991
Total Revenues2017$4,706,384$6,023,635
Expenses
Budget ?2017$250,000 (est)$319,971 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2017$80,000 (est)$102,391 (est)
Participations2017$188,000$240,619
Residuals ?2017$250,000$319,971
Interest & Overhead2017$50,000$63,994
Total Expenses2017$818,000$1,046,947
Movie Net Profit or Loss2017$3,888,384$4,976,688

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