The Cult of the Suicide Bomber

2006 | Documentary, Politics

Synopsis

EMMY and British Grierson Award nominated documentary in which former CIA agent and terrorism expert Robert Baer tracks the history of suicide bombers.

Scores

Overall Score
23.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
14.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
9.5%
Review Aggregate
68.2

Critic Consensus

100.0% Fresh • 13 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 100% of 13 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thought-provoking, scary, political. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

thought-provokingscarypoliticalcharacter-drivenemotionalvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score100.0
RT critic review count13
Rotten Tomatoes audience score60.0
RT audience rating count100
IMDb rating2.9
IMDb votes1,064

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2006$7,451$11,594
International2006N/AN/A
Worldwide2006$7,451$11,594

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 Revenue2006$3,726$5,797
Digital Rentals ?2006$26,000$40,457
Digital Purchases ?2006$8,000$12,448
Physical Rentals ?2006$822,000$1,279,074
Physical Purchases ?2006$1,940,000$3,018,740
TV & Streaming Revenue2006$75,000$116,704
Total Revenues2006$2,874,726$4,473,221
Expenses
Budget ?2006$250,000 (est)$389,013 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2006$80,000 (est)$124,484 (est)
Participations2006$115,000$178,946
Residuals ?2006$200,000$311,210
Interest & Overhead2006$50,000$77,803
Total Expenses2006$695,000$1,081,456
Movie Net Profit or Loss2006$2,179,726$3,391,765

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