Synopsis
'Smiling Through the Apocalypse' chronicles a man whose editorial instincts produced one of the greatest magazines ever: Harold Hayes, the swinging editor and cultural provocateur of the iconic Esquire Magazine of the Sixties. Through the narrative of his son Tom, a journey ensues opening unprecedented access to some of the Esquire magazine's most compelling talents, from Nora Ephron to George Lois, and Tom Wolfe to Gore Vidal. The film is a story of risk, triumph, and challenge told by the people that helped make the magazine great, and a son who only come to understand his father's editorial greatness 23 years after his passing.
Scores
Popularity Percentile (Year)
1.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
5.4%
Critic Consensus
66.7% Fresh • 3 critic reviews
Critic reception is mixed, with 67% of 3 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize historical, character-driven, emotional. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.
historicalcharacter-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provokingrealistic
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|
| N/A |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic scoreN/A
RT critic review count3
Rotten Tomatoes audience scoreN/A
RT audience rating count50
IMDb rating6.9
IMDb votes41
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Domestic | 2014 | $4,560 | $6,043 |
| International | 2014 | N/A | N/A |
| Worldwide | 2014 | $4,560 | $6,043 |
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).
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Revenues |
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2014 | $2,280 | $3,022 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2014 | $147,000 | $194,820 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2014 | $117,000 | $155,061 |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2014 | $168,000 | $222,651 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2014 | $453,000 | $600,364 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2014 | $69,000 | $91,446 |
| Total Revenues | 2014 | $956,280 | $1,267,364 |
| Expenses |
| Budget ? | 2014 | $230,000 (est) | $304,820 (est) |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2014 | $80,000 (est) | $106,024 (est) |
| Participations | 2014 | $19,000 | $25,181 |
| Residuals ? | 2014 | $52,000 | $68,916 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2014 | $46,000 | $60,964 |
| Total Expenses | 2014 | $427,000 | $565,906 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2014 | $529,280 | $701,458 |
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 | The Salt of the Earth | 2015 | Shared genres: 3 | 71.9 | $12,889,238 |
Tooltips
- Budget Estimated using Machine Learning
- Digital Rentals: PVOD, VOD, & On-Demand
- Marketing & distribution costs to release Movie in Theaters. Includes: Online & Offline Ads, Posters, Trailer Production, and physical or digital copies (formerly "prints") sent to cinemas.
- Net Digital Purchase Revenue
- Net Revenues for Physical Rentals: VHS, DVD, BluRay (when appropriate)
- Physical Purchases: VHS $0, DVD $316,000, BluRay $137,000
- Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
- Theatrical box office grosses split into Domestic, International, and Worldwide totals.
- Union-modeled residuals using SAG-AFTRA and WGA schedules as a simplified estimate proxy.
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Budget Tooltip
Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
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