Spark: A Burning Man Story

2013 | Action, Biography, Documentary, Drama

Synopsis

Each year, 60,000 people from around the globe gather in a dusty windswept Nevada desert to build a temporary city, collaborating on large-scale art and partying for a week before burning a giant effigy in a ritual frenzy. Rooted in principles of self-expression, self-reliance and community effort, Burning Man has grown famous for stirring ordinary people to shed their nine-to-five existence and act on their dreams. Spark takes us behind the curtain with Burning Man organizers and participants, revealing a year of unprecedented challenges and growth. When ideals of a new world based on freedom and inclusion collide with realities of the "default world," we wonder which dreams can survive.

Scores

Overall Score
31.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
14.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
36.6%
Review Aggregate
60.1

Critic Consensus

66.7% Fresh • 18 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 67% of 18 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, action-packed, emotional. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

character-drivenaction-packedemotionalvisually strikingthought-provokingrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score67.0
RT critic review count18
Rotten Tomatoes audience score51.0
RT audience rating count250
IMDb rating6.2
IMDb votes603

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2013$120,459$162,180
International2013N/AN/A
Worldwide2013$120,459$162,180

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 Revenue2013$60,230$81,090
Digital Rentals ?2013$1,762,000$2,372,272
Digital Purchases ?2013$1,053,000$1,417,709
Physical Rentals ?2013$2,277,000$3,065,643
Physical Purchases ?2013$5,901,000$7,944,822
TV & Streaming Revenue2013$60,230$81,090
Total Revenues2013$11,113,459$14,962,626
Expenses
Budget ?2013$250,000 (est)$336,588 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2013$96,000 (est)$129,250 (est)
Participations2013$445,000$599,127
Residuals ?2013$699,000$941,100
Interest & Overhead2013$50,000$67,318
Total Expenses2013$1,540,000$2,073,382
Movie Net Profit or Loss2013$9,573,459$12,889,244

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