The First Wave

2021 | Documentary, History

Synopsis

A documentary following nurses, doctors, and administrators in a New York City hospital as they respond to the victims from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Scores

Overall Score
37.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
23.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
28.6%
Review Aggregate
85.7

Critic Consensus

97.5% Fresh • 40 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 98% of 40 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, uplifting, historical. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

emotionalupliftinghistoricalfunnystylizedtragic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score98.0
RT critic review count40
Rotten Tomatoes audience score82.0
RT audience rating count25
IMDb rating7.1
IMDb votes1,187

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2021$62,376$72,204
International2021$2,863$3,314
Worldwide2021$65,239$75,518

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 Revenue2021$32,333$37,428
Digital Rentals ?2021$2,396,000$2,773,525
Digital Purchases ?2021$2,698,000$3,123,109
Physical Rentals ?2021$609,000$704,957
Physical Purchases ?2021$1,950,000$2,257,251
TV & Streaming Revenue2021$75,000$86,817
Total Revenues2021$7,760,333$8,983,086
Expenses
Budget ?2021$250,000 (est)$289,391 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2021$80,000 (est)$92,605 (est)
Participations2021$310,000$358,845
Residuals ?2021$338,000$391,257
Interest & Overhead2021$50,000$57,878
Total Expenses2021$1,028,000$1,189,976
Movie Net Profit or Loss2021$6,732,333$7,793,110

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