The King

2018 | Documentary

Synopsis

Forty years after the death of Elvis Presley, a musical road trip across America in his 1963 Rolls Royce explores how a country boy lost his authenticity and became a king while his country lost her democracy and became an empire.

Scores

Overall Score
30.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
18.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
40.3%
Review Aggregate
39.0

Critic Consensus

31.4% Fresh • 86 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 31% of 86 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize uneven tone, stylized, gritty. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

uneven tonestylizedgrittythin plotpacing issuesrealisticfunnysuspensefulhistoricaldark

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Michael Caine2018$3,000$4,000(est)
Jim Broadbent2018$2,000$2,000(est)
Tom Courtenay2018$1,000$2,000(est)
Charlie Cox2018$1,000$1,000(est)
Paul Whitehouse2018$1,000$1,000(est)
Michael Gambon2018$1,000$1,000(est)
Ray Winstone2018$1,000$1,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score31.0
RT critic review count86
Rotten Tomatoes audience score31.0
RT audience rating count250
IMDb rating6.3
IMDb votes161

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2018$259,291$323,933
International2018$14,310$17,878
Worldwide2018$273,601$341,811

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$135,370$169,118
Digital Rentals ?2018$1,577,000$1,970,151
Digital Purchases ?2018$1,902,000$2,376,174
Physical Rentals ?2018$972,000$1,214,323
Physical Purchases ?2018$2,756,000$3,443,079
TV & Streaming Revenue2018$116,681$145,770
Total Revenues2018$7,459,050$9,318,614
Expenses
Budget ?2018$301,000 (est)$376,040 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2018$192,000 (est)$239,866 (est)
Participations2018$298,000$372,292
Residuals ?2018$376,000$469,738
Interest & Overhead2018$60,200$75,208
Total Expenses2018$1,227,200$1,533,145
Movie Net Profit or Loss2018$6,231,850$7,785,470

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