Shine a Light

2008 | Biography, Documentary, Music, Concert, Contemporary Musical Concert, Musical Performance, Staged Performance

Synopsis

A career-spanning documentary on The Rolling Stones, with concert footage from their "A Bigger Bang" tour.

Scores

Overall Score
67.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
61.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
71.2%
Review Aggregate
77.7

Critic Consensus

85.1% Fresh • 121 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 85% of 121 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize stylized, uplifting, character-driven. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

stylizedupliftingcharacter-drivensuspensefulgrittypoliticalhistoricallighthearted

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Mick Jagger2008$48,000$70,000(est)
Keith Richards2008$30,000$43,000(est)
Charlie Watts2008$22,000$33,000(est)
Ronnie Wood2008$18,000$27,000(est)
Christina Aguilera2008$16,000$23,000(est)
Buddy Guy2008$14,000$20,000(est)
Jack White III2008$12,000$18,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score85.0
RT critic review count124
Rotten Tomatoes audience score74.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating7.1
IMDb votes12,556

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2008$5,505,267$8,021,376
International2008$10,268,084$14,960,976
Worldwide2008$15,773,351$22,982,352

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 Revenue2008$6,859,867$9,995,078
Digital Rentals ?2008$1,182,000$1,722,217
Digital Purchases ?2008$421,000$613,412
Physical Rentals ?2008$9,796,000$14,273,132
Physical Purchases ?2008$20,297,000$29,573,475
TV & Streaming Revenue2008$2,202,107$3,208,551
Total Revenues2008$40,757,974$59,385,866
Expenses
Budget ?2008$1,000,000$1,457,037
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2008$900,000 (est)$1,311,333 (est)
Participations2008$3,261,000$4,751,397
Residuals ?2008$2,386,000$3,476,490
Interest & Overhead2008$200,000$291,407
Total Expenses2008$7,747,000$11,287,664
Movie Net Profit or Loss2008$33,010,974$48,098,202

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