The Ghosts in Our Machine

2013 | Documentary

Synopsis

A cinematic documentary that illuminates the lives of individual animals living within and rescued from the machine of our modern world.

Scores

Overall Score
28.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
13.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
20.4%
Review Aggregate
78.2

Critic Consensus

63.6% Fresh • 11 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 64% of 11 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize visually striking, stylized, funny. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

visually strikingstylizedfunnyemotionalgrittycharacter-driven

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Jo-Anne McArthur2013$1,000$1,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score64.0
RT critic review count11
Rotten Tomatoes audience score94.0
RT audience rating count50
IMDb rating7.9
IMDb votes694

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2013$20,709$27,882
International2013N/AN/A
Worldwide2013$20,709$27,882

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 Revenue2013$10,354$13,941
Digital Rentals ?2013$785,000$1,056,886
Digital Purchases ?2013$469,000$631,439
Physical Rentals ?2013$1,014,000$1,365,201
Physical Purchases ?2013$2,628,000$3,538,213
TV & Streaming Revenue2013$75,000$100,976
Total Revenues2013$4,981,354$6,706,656
Expenses
Budget ?2013$250,000 (est)$336,588 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2013$80,000 (est)$107,708 (est)
Participations2013$199,000$267,924
Residuals ?2013$309,000$416,023
Interest & Overhead2013$50,000$67,318
Total Expenses2013$888,000$1,195,561
Movie Net Profit or Loss2013$4,093,354$5,511,096

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