The African Desperate

2022 | Comedy, Drama

Synopsis

This coming-of-age comedy tracks one very long day for Palace Bryant, a newly minted MFA grad whose final 24 hours in art school become a real trip.

Scores

Overall Score
31.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
23.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
18.1%
Review Aggregate
72.2

Critic Consensus

84.6% Fresh • 13 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 85% of 13 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize satirical, character-driven, dark. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

satiricalcharacter-drivendarkvisually strikingfunnyemotional

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Diamond Stingily2022$1,000$1,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score85.0
RT critic review count13
Rotten Tomatoes audience score69.0
RT audience rating count25
IMDb rating5.6
IMDb votes631

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2022$29,763$31,898
International2022N/AN/A
Worldwide2022$29,763$31,898

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 Revenue2022$14,882$15,949
Digital Rentals ?2022$961,000$1,029,948
Digital Purchases ?2022$1,450,000$1,554,031
Physical Rentals ?2022$261,000$279,726
Physical Purchases ?2022$803,000$860,612
TV & Streaming Revenue2022$75,000$80,381
Total Revenues2022$3,564,882$3,820,647
Expenses
Budget ?2022$250,000 (est)$267,936 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2022$80,000 (est)$85,740 (est)
Participations2022$143,000$153,260
Residuals ?2022$140,000$150,044
Interest & Overhead2022$50,000$53,587
Total Expenses2022$663,000$710,567
Movie Net Profit or Loss2022$2,901,882$3,110,079

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