The Fall of the American Empire

2018 | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Synopsis

A shy and insecure delivery truck driver accidentally arrives on the scene of a major crime and picks up two bags of cash and hides them. Only the help of a prostitute and a former biker released from jail might get him out of trouble.

Scores

Overall Score
64.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
57.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
66.2%
Review Aggregate
78.2

Critic Consensus

90.0% Fresh • 10 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 90% of 10 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize coming of age, historical, funny. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

coming of agehistoricalfunnycharacter-drivenemotionalvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Sophia Loren2018$848,000$1,060,000(est)
Stephen Boyd2018$522,000$652,000(est)
Alec Guinness2018$393,000$491,000(est)
James Mason2018$322,000$402,000(est)
Christopher Plummer2018$275,000$344,000(est)
John Ireland2018$242,000$302,000(est)
Mel Ferrer2018$217,000$271,000(est)
Omar Sharif2018$198,000$247,000(est)
Anthony Quayle2018$182,000$228,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score93.0
RT critic review count14
Rotten Tomatoes audience score68.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating6.9
IMDb votes4,489

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2018$2,178,460$2,721,557
International2018$1,932,468$2,414,238
Worldwide2018$4,110,928$5,135,795

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$1,862,217$2,326,474
Digital Rentals ?2018$2,792,000$3,488,054
Digital Purchases ?2018$3,366,000$4,205,154
Physical Rentals ?2018$1,720,000$2,148,801
Physical Purchases ?2018$4,879,000$6,095,350
TV & Streaming Revenue2018$871,384$1,088,623
Total Revenues2018$15,490,601$19,352,456
Expenses
Budget ?2018$16,000,000$19,988,849
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2018$3,905,000 (est)$4,878,529 (est)
Participations2018$310,000$387,284
Residuals ?2018$704,000$879,509
Interest & Overhead2018$3,200,000$3,997,770
Total Expenses2018$24,119,000$30,131,941
Movie Net Profit or Loss2018$-8,628,399$-10,779,485

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