Shortbus

2006 | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Synopsis

A group of New Yorkers caught up in their romantic-sexual milieu converge at an underground salon infamous for its blend of art, music, politics, and carnality.

Scores

Overall Score
67.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
69.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
62.8%
Review Aggregate
70.5

Critic Consensus

68.5% Fresh • 124 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 69% of 124 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, lighthearted, thin plot. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

funnylightheartedthin plotemotionalcharacter-drivenpoliticalthought-provokinggrittydarkromantic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Sook-Yin Lee2006$96,000$150,000(est)
Paul Dawson2006$59,000$92,000(est)
Lindsay Beamish2006$45,000$69,000(est)
PJ DeBoy2006$36,000$57,000(est)
Raphael A. Barker2006$31,000$49,000(est)
Peter Stickles2006$27,000$43,000(est)
Jay Brannan2006$25,000$38,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score69.0
RT critic review count126
Rotten Tomatoes audience score77.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating6.4
IMDb votes36,636

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2006$1,985,292$3,089,217
International2006$3,541,383$5,510,574
Worldwide2006$5,526,675$8,599,791

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 Revenue2006$2,409,199$3,748,838
Digital Rentals ?2006$323,000$502,605
Digital Purchases ?2006$99,000$154,049
Physical Rentals ?2006$10,198,000$15,868,613
Physical Purchases ?2006$24,054,000$37,429,263
TV & Streaming Revenue2006$794,117$1,235,687
Total Revenues2006$37,877,316$58,939,055
Expenses
Budget ?2006$2,000,000$3,112,103
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2006$2,500,000 (est)$3,890,129 (est)
Participations2006$3,030,000$4,714,836
Residuals ?2006$2,581,000$4,016,169
Interest & Overhead2006$400,000$622,421
Total Expenses2006$10,511,000$16,355,657
Movie Net Profit or Loss2006$27,366,316$42,583,397

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