The Gospel According to Vic

1986 | Comedy, Drama

Synopsis

Vic Mathews (Tom Conti) teaches a remedial class at the Blessed Edith Semple School in Scotland. Some at the school are trying to discover the two more miracles that would promote the late Edith Semple to sainthood; Mathews, a non-believer, wishes the school would concentrate on teaching the children. He becomes confused, however, when he is involved in possibly miraculous events.

Scores

Overall Score
11.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
3.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
3.1%
Review Aggregate
44.7

Critic Consensus

100.0% Fresh • 2 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 100% of 2 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, character-driven, emotional. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

funnycharacter-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provokingrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Tom Conti1986$114,000$326,000(est)
Helen Mirren1986$70,000$201,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic scoreN/A
RT critic review count2
Rotten Tomatoes audience score33.0
RT audience rating count25
IMDb rating6.1
IMDb votes615

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1986$267,249$764,927
International1986N/AN/A
Worldwide1986$267,249$764,927

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 Revenue1986$133,624$382,464
Digital Rentals ?1986N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1986N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1986$266,000$761,352
Physical Purchases ?1986$114,000$326,294
TV & Streaming Revenue1986$112,245$321,269
Total Revenues1986$625,869$1,791,379
Expenses
Budget ?1986$1,150,000$3,291,560
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1986$214,000 (est)$612,516 (est)
Participations1986$13,000$37,209
Residuals ?1986$30,000$85,867
Interest & Overhead1986$230,000$658,312
Total Expenses1986$1,637,000$4,685,464
Movie Net Profit or Loss1986$-1,011,131$-2,894,085

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