The Insult

2018 | Crime, Drama, Thriller, Foreign Language

Synopsis

After an emotional exchange between a Lebanese Christian and a Palestinian refugee escalates, the men end up in a court case that gets national attention.

Scores

Overall Score
71.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
71.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
64.9%
Review Aggregate
84.2

Critic Consensus

86.2% Fresh • 116 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 86% of 116 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize political, character-driven, gritty. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

politicalcharacter-drivengrittyemotionalrealisticstylizedsuspensefulhistoricalfamily-friendlythought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Adel Karam2018$61,000$76,000(est)
Kamel El Basha2018$38,000$47,000(est)
Diamand Bou Abboud2018$28,000$35,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score86.0
RT critic review count116
Rotten Tomatoes audience score88.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating7.6
IMDb votes18,783

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2018$1,001,305$1,250,933
International2018$2,600,298$3,248,560
Worldwide2018$3,601,635$4,499,534

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 Revenue2018$1,540,772$1,924,891
Digital Rentals ?2018$2,644,000$3,303,157
Digital Purchases ?2018$3,188,000$3,982,778
Physical Rentals ?2018$1,629,000$2,035,115
Physical Purchases ?2018$4,620,000$5,771,780
TV & Streaming Revenue2018$400,522$500,373
Total Revenues2018$14,022,294$17,518,094
Expenses
Budget ?2018$1,778,000 (est)$2,221,261 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2018$3,004,000 (est)$3,752,906 (est)
Participations2018$561,000$700,859
Residuals ?2018$645,000$805,800
Interest & Overhead2018$355,600$444,252
Total Expenses2018$6,343,600$7,925,079
Movie Net Profit or Loss2018$7,678,694$9,593,015

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