Steal a Pencil for Me

2007 | Documentary, Romance

Synopsis

The true story of the troubled marriage of Jaap and Manja Polak, who lived in German occupied Amsterdam. During the war, Jaap met and fell in love with Ina Soep.

Scores

Overall Score
56.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
80.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
14.2%
Review Aggregate
77.2

Critic Consensus

85.1% Fresh • 161 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 85% of 161 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize family-friendly, emotional, coming of age. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

family-friendlyemotionalcoming of agelightheartedtragicgrittysuspensefulcharacter-drivendarkvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Josh Hutcherson2007$1,383,000$2,093,000(est)
AnnaSophia Robb2007$851,000$1,289,000(est)
Robert Patrick2007$641,000$970,000(est)
Zooey Deschanel2007$524,000$793,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score85.0
RT critic review count162
Rotten Tomatoes audience score70.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating7.5
IMDb votes435

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2007$18,918$28,628
International2007N/AN/A
Worldwide2007$18,918$28,628

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$9,459$14,314
Digital Rentals ?2007$141,000$213,370
Digital Purchases ?2007$53,000$80,203
Physical Rentals ?2007$2,428,000$3,674,209
Physical Purchases ?2007$5,455,000$8,254,865
TV & Streaming Revenue2007$5,100,000$7,717,656
Total Revenues2007$13,186,459$19,954,617
Expenses
Budget ?2007$17,000,000$25,725,519
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2007$80,000 (est)$121,061 (est)
Participations2007$264,000$399,502
Residuals ?2007$827,000$1,251,471
Interest & Overhead2007$3,400,000$5,145,104
Total Expenses2007$21,571,000$32,642,657
Movie Net Profit or Loss2007$-8,384,541$-12,688,039

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