ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway

2007 | Documentary

Synopsis

Going behind the curtain to capture the most controversial, passionate, risky and high-profile Broadway season in decades.

Scores

Overall Score
36.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
18.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
32.6%
Review Aggregate
85.2

Critic Consensus

88.2% Fresh • 51 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 88% of 51 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, lighthearted, character-driven. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

thin plotlightheartedcharacter-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Alan Cumming2007$1,000$2,000(est)
Boy George2007$1,000$1,000(est)
Idina Menzel2007$1,000$1,000(est)
Rosie O'Donnell2007$0$1,000(est)
Kristin Chenoweth2007$0$1,000(est)
Raul Esparza2007$0$0(est)
Euan Morton2007$0$0(est)
George C. Wolfe2007$0$0(est)
Tonya Pinkins2007$0$0(est)
Robert Lopez2007$0$0(est)
Jeff Marx2007$0$0(est)
Tony Kushner2007$0$0(est)
Stephen Schwartz2007$0$0(est)
Stephanie D'Abruzzo2007$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score88.0
RT critic review count51
Rotten Tomatoes audience score87.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating7.8
IMDb votes412

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2007$151,792$229,702
International2007N/AN/A
Worldwide2007$151,792$229,702

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 Revenue2007$75,896$114,851
Digital Rentals ?2007$293,000$443,387
Digital Purchases ?2007$109,000$164,946
Physical Rentals ?2007$5,042,000$7,629,886
Physical Purchases ?2007$11,330,000$17,145,301
TV & Streaming Revenue2007$75,896$114,851
Total Revenues2007$16,925,792$25,613,222
Expenses
Budget ?2007$250,000 (est)$378,316 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2007$121,000 (est)$183,105 (est)
Participations2007$677,000$1,024,481
Residuals ?2007$1,222,000$1,849,211
Interest & Overhead2007$50,000$75,663
Total Expenses2007$2,320,000$3,510,777
Movie Net Profit or Loss2007$14,605,792$22,102,445

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