The Comedian

2016 | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Synopsis

A look at the life of an aging insult comic named Jack Burke.

Scores

Overall Score
49.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
51.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
54.1%
Review Aggregate
33.9

Critic Consensus

24.1% Fresh • 112 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 24% of 112 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, thin plot, character-driven. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

funnythin plotcharacter-drivengrittylighthearteddarkstylizedemotionalpsychologicalromantic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Robert De Niro2016$395,000$516,000(est)
Leslie Mann2016$243,000$317,000(est)
Danny DeVito2016$183,000$239,000(est)
Edie Falco2016$149,000$195,000(est)
Veronica Ferres2016$128,000$167,000(est)
Charles Grodin2016$113,000$147,000(est)
Cloris Leachman2016$101,000$132,000(est)
Patti LuPone2016$92,000$120,000(est)
Harvey Keitel2016$85,000$111,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score24.0
RT critic review count112
Rotten Tomatoes audience score28.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating5.8
IMDb votes8,465

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2016$1,659,002$2,168,454
International2016N/AN/A
Worldwide2016$1,659,002$2,168,454

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 Revenue2016$829,501$1,084,227
Digital Rentals ?2016$2,750,000$3,594,479
Digital Purchases ?2016$2,803,000$3,663,755
Physical Rentals ?2016$2,414,000$3,155,299
Physical Purchases ?2016$6,813,000$8,905,159
TV & Streaming Revenue2016$663,601$867,382
Total Revenues2016$16,273,102$21,270,300
Expenses
Budget ?2016$9,300,000$12,155,875
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2016$1,327,000 (est)$1,734,500 (est)
Participations2016$651,000$850,911
Residuals ?2016$878,000$1,147,619
Interest & Overhead2016$1,860,000$2,431,175
Total Expenses2016$14,016,000$18,320,080
Movie Net Profit or Loss2016$2,257,102$2,950,220

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