The Booksellers

2020 | Documentary

Synopsis

A behind-the-scenes look at the New York rare book world.

Scores

Overall Score
44.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
34.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
37.5%
Review Aggregate
80.2

Critic Consensus

90.3% Fresh • 62 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 90% of 62 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, lighthearted, uplifting. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

funnylightheartedupliftingromanticstylizedcharacter-driven

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score90.0
RT critic review count62
Rotten Tomatoes audience score77.0
RT audience rating count50
IMDb rating6.9
IMDb votes2,292

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2020$25,694$31,145
International2020$151,612$183,774
Worldwide2020$177,306$214,918

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 Revenue2020$73,492$89,082
Digital Rentals ?2020$3,496,000$4,237,617
Digital Purchases ?2020$3,236,000$3,922,462
Physical Rentals ?2020$815,000$987,888
Physical Purchases ?2020$2,456,000$2,976,998
TV & Streaming Revenue2020$75,000$90,910
Total Revenues2020$10,151,492$12,304,957
Expenses
Budget ?2020$250,000 (est)$303,033 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2020$88,000 (est)$106,668 (est)
Participations2020$406,000$492,126
Residuals ?2020$451,000$546,672
Interest & Overhead2020$50,000$60,607
Total Expenses2020$1,245,000$1,509,105
Movie Net Profit or Loss2020$8,906,492$10,795,852

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