Synopsis
Over the last four decades, the concept of same-sex couples marrying went from a 'preposterous notion' to the national law. The Freedom to Marry movement is now known as one of the most successful civil rights campaigns in the modern history, but change did not arrive by happenstance. This victory was carefully planned and orchestrated over decades. THE FREEDOM TO MARRY, a new documentary film, offers the untold, inside story of this historic movement. This is a riveting ride alongside Evan Wolfson and Mary Bonauto, the architect and the main litigator of the movement, and their key colleagues from earliest days of their journey to their final frenetic dash to the US Supreme Court.
Scores
Popularity Percentile (Year)
7.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
15.6%
Critic Consensus
94.4% Fresh • 18 critic reviews
Critic reception is largely positive, with 94% of 18 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize suspenseful, historical, emotional. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.
suspensefulhistoricalemotionalupliftingpoliticalscary
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score94.0
RT critic review count18
Rotten Tomatoes audience score91.0
RT audience rating count50
IMDb rating6.1
IMDb votes215
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Domestic | 2017 | $16,611 | $21,260 |
| International | 2017 | N/A | N/A |
| Worldwide | 2017 | $16,611 | $21,260 |
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).
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Revenues |
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2017 | $8,306 | $10,630 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2017 | $510,000 | $652,742 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2017 | $569,000 | $728,255 |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2017 | $380,000 | $486,357 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2017 | $1,092,000 | $1,397,635 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2017 | $69,300 | $88,696 |
| Total Revenues | 2017 | $2,628,606 | $3,364,315 |
| Expenses |
| Budget ? | 2017 | $231,000 (est) | $295,654 (est) |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2017 | $80,000 (est) | $102,391 (est) |
| Participations | 2017 | $105,000 | $134,388 |
| Residuals ? | 2017 | $136,000 | $174,064 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2017 | $46,200 | $59,131 |
| Total Expenses | 2017 | $598,200 | $765,628 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2017 | $2,030,406 | $2,598,687 |
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Tooltips
- Budget Estimated using Machine Learning
- Digital Rentals: PVOD, VOD, & On-Demand
- Marketing & distribution costs to release Movie in Theaters. Includes: Online & Offline Ads, Posters, Trailer Production, and physical or digital copies (formerly "prints") sent to cinemas.
- Net Digital Purchase Revenue
- Net Revenues for Physical Rentals: VHS, DVD, BluRay (when appropriate)
- Physical Purchases: VHS $0, DVD $705,000, BluRay $388,000
- Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
- Theatrical box office grosses split into Domestic, International, and Worldwide totals.
- Union-modeled residuals using SAG-AFTRA and WGA schedules as a simplified estimate proxy.
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Budget Tooltip
Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
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