The Greatest Movie Ever Sold

2011 | Comedy, Documentary

Synopsis

A documentary about branding, advertising and product placement that is financed and made possible by brands, advertising and product placement.

Scores

Overall Score
54.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
55.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
44.8%
Review Aggregate
67.7

Critic Consensus

71.5% Fresh • 130 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 72% of 130 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, thin plot, thought-provoking. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

funnythin plotthought-provokingstylizedsatiricalemotionalpsychologicalpoliticalhistorical

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Morgan Spurlock2011$139,000$193,000(est)
J. J. Abrams2011$85,000$119,000(est)
Jimmy Kimmel2011$64,000$90,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score72.0
RT critic review count131
Rotten Tomatoes audience score64.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating6.6
IMDb votes15,329

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2011$638,476$890,573
International2011$59,773$83,374
Worldwide2011$698,249$973,947

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 Revenue2011$343,147$478,636
Digital Rentals ?2011$2,641,000$3,683,778
Digital Purchases ?2011$849,000$1,184,221
Physical Rentals ?2011$4,832,000$6,739,877
Physical Purchases ?2011$11,521,000$16,069,976
TV & Streaming Revenue2011$268,160$374,041
Total Revenues2011$20,454,307$28,530,529
Expenses
Budget ?2011$1,800,000$2,510,716
Print & Advertising (P&A) ? source2011$1,500,000$2,092,263
Participations2011$818,000$1,140,981
Residuals ?2011$1,353,000$1,887,221
Interest & Overhead2011$360,000$502,143
Total Expenses2011$5,831,000$8,133,324
Movie Net Profit or Loss2011$14,623,307$20,397,204

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