The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters

2007 | Biography, Documentary, Sport

Synopsis

Die-hard gamers compete to break world records on classic arcade games.

Scores

Overall Score
64.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
65.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
46.6%
Review Aggregate
91.3

Critic Consensus

98.0% Fresh • 99 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 98% of 99 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, thin plot, uplifting. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

funnythin plotupliftingdarksuspensefulemotionalhistoricalpoliticallightheartedromantic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Steve Wiebe2007$8,000$13,000(est)
Billy Mitchell2007$5,000$8,000(est)
Walter Day2007$4,000$6,000(est)
Brian Kuh2007$3,000$5,000(est)
Todd Rogers2007$3,000$4,000(est)
Steve Sanders2007$2,000$4,000(est)
Doris Self2007$2,000$3,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score97.0
RT critic review count101
Rotten Tomatoes audience score93.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating8.0
IMDb votes38,287

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2007$677,914$1,025,864
International2007$112,214$169,810
Worldwide2007$790,128$1,195,674

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 Revenue2007$383,843$580,856
Digital Rentals ?2007$485,000$733,934
Digital Purchases ?2007$181,000$273,901
Physical Rentals ?2007$8,355,000$12,643,335
Physical Purchases ?2007$18,773,000$28,408,537
TV & Streaming Revenue2007$271,166$410,346
Total Revenues2007$28,449,008$43,050,908
Expenses
Budget ?2007$869,000 (est)$1,315,028 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2007$553,000 (est)$836,836 (est)
Participations2007$1,138,000$1,722,096
Residuals ?2007$2,037,000$3,082,522
Interest & Overhead2007$173,800$263,006
Total Expenses2007$4,770,800$7,219,488
Movie Net Profit or Loss2007$23,678,208$35,831,420

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