Synopsis
Art Cullen and his family and colleagues at Iowa's Storm Lake Times, fight-at the local level-for the survival of their biweekly small-town newspaper
Scores
Overall Score
23.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
7.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
11.5%
Review Aggregate
81.1
Critic Consensus
Critic reception is largely positive, with 88% of 17 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize family-friendly, political, historical. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.
family-friendlypoliticalhistoricallightheartedcharacter-drivenemotional
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | ||||
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score88.0
RT critic review count17
Rotten Tomatoes audience scoreN/A
RT audience rating count25
IMDb rating7.0
IMDb votes126
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 2021 | $13,028 | $15,081 |
| International | 2021 | N/A | N/A |
| Worldwide | 2021 | $13,028 | $15,081 |
Earnings / Profitability
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | |||
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2021 | $6,514 | $7,540 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2021 | $824,000 | $953,833 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2021 | $928,000 | $1,074,220 |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2021 | $210,000 | $243,089 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2021 | $671,000 | $776,726 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2021 | $75,000 | $86,817 |
| Total Revenues | 2021 | $2,714,514 | $3,142,225 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget ? | 2021 | $250,000 (est) | $289,391 (est) |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2021 | $80,000 (est) | $92,605 (est) |
| Participations | 2021 | $109,000 | $126,175 |
| Residuals ? | 2021 | $114,000 | $131,962 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2021 | $50,000 | $57,878 |
| Total Expenses | 2021 | $603,000 | $698,011 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2021 | $2,111,514 | $2,444,214 |
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