The Art of Being Straight (2009) Profit, Box Office & Budget

Synopsis

A sexy, comedic drama about two college friends questioning their careers and sexuality in east Los Angeles.

Scores

Overall Score

15.2

Popularity Percentile (Year)

9.9%

Box Office Percentile (Year)

8.7%

Review Aggregate

38.3

Critic Consensus

37.5% Fresh • 8 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 38% of 8 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, realistic, psychological. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

Cast

Cast	Year	Reported Salary	Inflation Adjusted	Notes
Johnny Ray	2009	$0	$1,000	(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score38.0

RT critic review count8

Rotten Tomatoes audience score31.0

RT audience rating count250

IMDb rating4.9

IMDb votes728

Rotten Tomatoes IMDb

Box Office ?

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Domestic	2009	$12,831	$18,765
International	2009	N/A	N/A
Worldwide	2009	$12,831	$18,765

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).

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue	2009	$6,416	$9,382
Digital Rentals ?	2009	$208,000	$304,194
Digital Purchases ?	2009	$67,000	$97,986
Physical Rentals ?	2009	$851,000	$1,244,563
Physical Purchases ?	2009	$1,819,000	$2,660,234
TV & Streaming Revenue	2009	$75,000	$109,685
Total Revenues	2009	$3,026,416	$4,426,044
Expenses
Budget ?	2009	$250,000 (est)	$365,618 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?	2009	$80,000 (est)	$116,998 (est)
Participations	2009	$121,000	$176,959
Residuals ?	2009	$203,000	$296,882
Interest & Overhead	2009	$50,000	$73,124
Total Expenses	2009	$704,000	$1,029,579
Movie Net Profit or Loss	2009	$2,322,416	$3,396,465

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The Art of Being Straight