The Anarchist Cookbook

2003 | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Synopsis

A dramedy that centers on a self-procalimed anarchist and his like-minded friends.

Scores

Overall Score
27.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
32.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
9.3%
Review Aggregate
46.2

Critic Consensus

35.3% Fresh • 17 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 35% of 17 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, funny, political. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotfunnypoliticalthought-provokingcharacter-drivenromantic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Devon Gummersall2003$96,000$164,000(est)
Dylan Bruno2003$59,000$101,000(est)
Gina Philips2003$45,000$76,000(est)
Johnny Whitworth2003$36,000$62,000(est)
Katharine Towne2003$31,000$53,000(est)
Steve Van Wormer2003$27,000$47,000(est)
John Savage2003$25,000$42,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score37.0
RT critic review count19
Rotten Tomatoes audience score54.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating5.0
IMDb votes1,443

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2003$14,369$24,498
International2003N/AN/A
Worldwide2003$14,369$24,498

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 Revenue2003$7,184$12,249
Digital Rentals ?2003$7,000$11,934
Digital Purchases ?2003N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2003$1,349,000$2,299,898
Physical Purchases ?2003$2,461,000$4,195,738
TV & Streaming Revenue2003$600,000$1,022,935
Total Revenues2003$4,424,184$7,542,754
Expenses
Budget ?2003$2,000,000$3,409,783
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2003$80,000 (est)$136,391 (est)
Participations2003$177,000$301,766
Residuals ?2003$302,000$514,877
Interest & Overhead2003$400,000$681,957
Total Expenses2003$2,959,000$5,044,773
Movie Net Profit or Loss2003$1,465,184$2,497,980

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