Sex Is Comedy

2004 | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Entertainment Industry, Foreign Language, Media Industry, Movie Industry

Synopsis

A director struggles to film a difficult, intimate sex scene between two actors who happen to hate each other.

Scores

Overall Score
36.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
38.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
20.3%
Review Aggregate
58.0

Critic Consensus

66.7% Fresh • 42 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 67% of 42 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize lighthearted, stylized, funny. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

lightheartedstylizedfunnydarkromanticthought-provokinggrittycharacter-driven

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score69.0
RT critic review count48
Rotten Tomatoes audience score46.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating5.7
IMDb votes3,187

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2004$40,470$67,207
International2004N/AN/A
Worldwide2004$40,470$67,207

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 Revenue2004$20,235$33,604
Digital Rentals ?2004$30,000$49,820
Digital Purchases ?2004$1,000$1,661
Physical Rentals ?2004$3,178,000$5,277,600
Physical Purchases ?2004$6,650,000$11,043,436
TV & Streaming Revenue2004$75,000$124,550
Total Revenues2004$9,954,235$16,530,670
Expenses
Budget ?2004$250,000 (est)$415,167 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2004$80,000 (est)$132,853 (est)
Participations2004$398,000$660,945
Residuals ?2004$723,000$1,200,662
Interest & Overhead2004$50,000$83,033
Total Expenses2004$1,501,000$2,492,661
Movie Net Profit or Loss2004$8,453,235$14,038,009

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