The Inkwell

1994 | Comedy, Drama, Romance, 1900s, 1970s, Past

Synopsis

A shy, troubled young man who set his own house on fire and has an imaginary friend, is sent to a vineyard where he finds himself in the middle of his political-arguing, party-loving family and his love torn between two girls.

Scores

Overall Score
33.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
11.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
49.8%
Review Aggregate
53.2

Critic Consensus

33.3% Fresh • 3 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 33% of 3 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, character-driven, romantic. Many reviews cite execution consistency as the main reasons it falls short.

funnycharacter-drivenromanticemotionalvisually strikingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Larenz Tate1994$521,000$1,102,000(est)
Joe Morton1994$321,000$679,000(est)
Suzzanne Douglas1994$241,000$511,000(est)
Glynn Turman1994$197,000$418,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score22.0
RT critic review count9
Rotten Tomatoes audience score82.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating6.3
IMDb votes1,678

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1994$8,880,705$18,798,091
International1994N/AN/A
Worldwide1994$8,880,705$18,798,091

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 Revenue1994$4,440,352$9,399,046
Digital Rentals ?1994N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1994N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1994$18,956,000$40,124,812
Physical Purchases ?1994$17,497,000$37,036,497
TV & Streaming Revenue1994$2,131,369$4,511,542
Total Revenues1994$43,024,722$91,071,897
Expenses
Budget ?1994$8,000,000$16,933,873
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1994$4,252,000 (est)$9,000,354 (est)
Participations1994$3,442,000$7,285,799
Residuals ?1994$2,791,000$5,907,805
Interest & Overhead1994$1,600,000$3,386,775
Total Expenses1994$20,085,000$42,514,605
Movie Net Profit or Loss1994$22,939,722$48,557,292

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