The Cross

2009 | Documentary, Christian Theme, Religious Theme

Synopsis

In 1968 Arthur Blessitt picked up a cross. Today, forty years later, Arthur has been on every continent and island nation with his twelve-foot cross, encountering people from diverse backgrounds, sharing a message of hope and destiny - the message of the cross. This is the story of his Guinness World Record setting 38,102 mile walk across the globe.

Scores

Overall Score
27.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
4.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
43.2%
Review Aggregate
54.3

Critic Consensus

18.2% Fresh • 11 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 18% of 11 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, funny, family-friendly. Many reviews cite execution consistency as the main reasons it falls short.

emotionalfunnyfamily-friendlycharacter-drivenvisually strikingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Arthur Blessitt2009$26,000$38,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score18.0
RT critic review count11
Rotten Tomatoes audience score96.0
RT audience rating count100
IMDb rating5.4
IMDb votes182

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2009$741,557$1,084,506
International2009N/AN/A
Worldwide2009$741,557$1,084,506

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$370,778$542,253
Digital Rentals ?2009$1,448,000$2,117,658
Digital Purchases ?2009$464,000$678,586
Physical Rentals ?2009$5,913,000$8,647,590
Physical Purchases ?2009$12,636,000$18,479,782
TV & Streaming Revenue2009$296,623$433,802
Total Revenues2009$21,128,401$30,899,671
Expenses
Budget ?2009$791,000 (est)$1,156,814 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2009$519,000 (est)$759,022 (est)
Participations2009$845,000$1,235,788
Residuals ?2009$1,454,000$2,126,433
Interest & Overhead2009$158,200$231,363
Total Expenses2009$3,767,200$5,509,420
Movie Net Profit or Loss2009$17,361,201$25,390,251

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