The Cakemaker

2018 | Drama, Romance, Foreign Language

Synopsis

A German pastry maker travels to Jerusalem in search of the wife and son of his dead lover.

Scores

Overall Score
61.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
53.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
56.6%
Review Aggregate
85.4

Critic Consensus

96.7% Fresh • 60 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 97% of 60 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize lighthearted, thin plot, emotional. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

lightheartedthin plotemotionalromanticcharacter-drivenupliftingpolitical

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Sarah Adler2018$16,000$20,000(est)
Tim Kalkhof2018$10,000$13,000(est)
Zohar Strauss2018$8,000$9,000(est)
Roi Miller2018$6,000$8,000(est)
Tamir Ben Yehuda2018$5,000$7,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score97.0
RT critic review count60
Rotten Tomatoes audience score81.0
RT audience rating count500
IMDb rating7.3
IMDb votes5,347

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2018$875,751$1,094,078
International2018$411,817$514,484
Worldwide2018$1,287,568$1,608,563

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 Revenue2018$602,602$752,833
Digital Rentals ?2018$2,412,000$3,013,319
Digital Purchases ?2018$2,908,000$3,632,973
Physical Rentals ?2018$1,486,000$1,856,464
Physical Purchases ?2018$4,214,000$5,264,563
TV & Streaming Revenue2018$350,300$437,631
Total Revenues2018$11,972,903$14,957,784
Expenses
Budget ?2018$566,000 (est)$707,106 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2018$546,000 (est)$682,119 (est)
Participations2018$479,000$598,416
Residuals ?2018$587,000$733,341
Interest & Overhead2018$113,200$141,421
Total Expenses2018$2,291,200$2,862,403
Movie Net Profit or Loss2018$9,681,703$12,095,380

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