Sicko

2007 | Documentary, Drama, Politics

Synopsis

A documentary comparing the highly profitable American health care industry to other nations, and HMO horror stories including shotgun deaths.

Scores

Overall Score
84.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
86.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
81.8%
Review Aggregate
86.8

Critic Consensus

91.2% Fresh • 216 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 91% of 216 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, political, emotional. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

funnypoliticalemotionalstylizedsatiricalthought-provokinggrittysuspensefultragicdark

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Michael Moore2007$1,440,000$2,179,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score91.0
RT critic review count216
Rotten Tomatoes audience score87.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating8.0
IMDb votes77,912

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2007$24,540,079$37,135,662
International2007$11,553,425$17,483,403
Worldwide2007$36,093,504$54,619,065

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$16,891,410$25,561,192
Digital Rentals ?2007$830,000$1,256,011
Digital Purchases ?2007$309,000$467,599
Physical Rentals ?2007$14,285,000$21,617,002
Physical Purchases ?2007$32,098,000$48,572,806
TV & Streaming Revenue2007$5,889,619$8,912,559
Total Revenues2007$70,303,028$106,387,168
Expenses
Budget ?2007$9,000,000$13,619,392
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2007$8,000,000 (est)$12,106,126 (est)
Participations2007$5,624,000$8,510,607
Residuals ?2007$3,750,000$5,674,747
Interest & Overhead2007$1,800,000$2,723,878
Total Expenses2007$28,174,000$42,634,751
Movie Net Profit or Loss2007$42,129,028$63,752,418

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