Synopsis
An IT company hires an actor to serve as the company's president in order to help the business get sold to a cranky Icelander.
Scores
Overall Score
58.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
52.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
58.3%
Review Aggregate
70.6
Critic Consensus
Critic reception is mixed, with 74% of 61 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, thin plot, dark. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.
funnythin plotdarktragicstylizedgrittylightheartedvisually strikingsatiricalmacabre
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jens Albinus | 2007 | $308,000 | $466,000 | (est) |
| Peter Gantzler | 2007 | $189,000 | $287,000 | (est) |
| Friðrik Þór Friðriksson | 2007 | $143,000 | $216,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score74.0
RT critic review count65
Rotten Tomatoes audience score70.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating6.6
IMDb votes13,201
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 2007 | $51,548 | $78,006 |
| International | 2007 | $3,059,847 | $4,630,362 |
| Worldwide | 2007 | $3,111,395 | $4,708,368 |
Earnings / Profitability
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | |||
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2007 | $1,249,713 | $1,891,148 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2007 | $227,000 | $343,511 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2007 | $84,000 | $127,114 |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2007 | $3,904,000 | $5,907,790 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2007 | $8,772,000 | $13,274,367 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2007 | $1,200,000 | $1,815,919 |
| Total Revenues | 2007 | $15,436,713 | $23,359,849 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget ? | 2007 | $4,000,000 | $6,053,063 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2007 | $1,161,000 (est) | $1,756,902 (est) |
| Participations | 2007 | $617,000 | $933,685 |
| Residuals ? | 2007 | $999,000 | $1,511,752 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2007 | $800,000 | $1,210,613 |
| Total Expenses | 2007 | $7,577,000 | $11,466,015 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2007 | $7,859,713 | $11,893,834 |
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