Something to Cheer About

2007 | Documentary, Basketball, Sports, Team Sport

Synopsis

A documentary about the Crispus Attucks Tigers, the first all-black high school basketball team to win a US state championship.

Scores

Overall Score
52.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
79.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
7.9%
Review Aggregate
67.6

Critic Consensus

65.8% Fresh • 120 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 66% of 120 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize coming of age, thin plot, funny. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

coming of agethin plotfunnysatiricalrealisticpoliticalfamily-friendlyvisually strikingromantic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Kirsten Dunst2007$895,000$1,354,000(est)
Eliza Dushku2007$551,000$834,000(est)
Jesse Bradford2007$415,000$628,000(est)
Gabrielle Union2007$339,000$513,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score65.0
RT critic review count126
Rotten Tomatoes audience score66.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating7.4
IMDb votes70

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2007$9,777$14,795
International2007N/AN/A
Worldwide2007$9,777$14,795

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$4,888$7,398
Digital Rentals ?2007$84,000$127,114
Digital Purchases ?2007$31,000$46,911
Physical Rentals ?2007$1,443,000$2,183,643
Physical Purchases ?2007$3,243,000$4,907,521
TV & Streaming Revenue2007N/AN/A
Total Revenues2007$4,805,888$7,272,587
Expenses
Budget ?2007N/AN/A
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2007$80,000 (est)$121,061 (est)
Participations2007$192,000$290,547
Residuals ?2007$342,000$517,537
Interest & Overhead2007N/AN/A
Total Expenses2007$614,000$929,145
Movie Net Profit or Loss2007$4,191,888$6,343,442

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