The Big Gay Musical

2009 | Comedy, Drama, Music, Musical, Romance

Synopsis

Two gay men in an Off-Broadway musical realize life is easier once you accept who you are.

Scores

Overall Score
30.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
20.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
14.2%
Review Aggregate
79.7

Critic Consensus

100.0% Fresh • 6 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 100% of 6 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize romantic, funny, character-driven. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

romanticfunnycharacter-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Lena Hall2009$0$0(est)
Daniel Robinson2009$0$0(est)
Joey Dudding2009$0$0(est)
Jeff Metzler2009$0$0(est)
Casper Andreas2009$0$0(est)
Patrick Catney2009$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score100.0
RT critic review count6
Rotten Tomatoes audience score67.0
RT audience rating count500
IMDb rating6.5
IMDb votes1,856

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2009$24,140$35,304
International2009N/AN/A
Worldwide2009$24,140$35,304

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 Revenue2009$12,070$17,652
Digital Rentals ?2009$399,000$583,526
Digital Purchases ?2009$128,000$187,196
Physical Rentals ?2009$1,628,000$2,380,903
Physical Purchases ?2009$3,479,000$5,087,936
TV & Streaming Revenue2009$75,000$109,685
Total Revenues2009$5,721,070$8,366,898
Expenses
Budget ?2009$250,000 (est)$365,618 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2009$80,000 (est)$116,998 (est)
Participations2009$229,000$334,906
Residuals ?2009$394,000$576,214
Interest & Overhead2009$50,000$73,124
Total Expenses2009$1,003,000$1,466,858
Movie Net Profit or Loss2009$4,718,070$6,900,040

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