The Life and Mind of Mark DeFriest

2015 | Animation, Biography, Crime, Documentary, Drama

Synopsis

When a legendary escape artist comes up for parole after 30 years behind bars, a chance for freedom must be weighed against his infamous past.

Scores

Overall Score
24.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
8.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
11.7%
Review Aggregate
81.6

Critic Consensus

90.9% Fresh • 11 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 91% of 11 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, dark, character-driven. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

emotionaldarkcharacter-drivenlightheartedvisually strikingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Mark DeFriest2015$0$0(est)
Ron McAndrew2015$0$0(est)
John Middleton2015$0$0(est)
Bonnie DeFriest2015$0$0(est)
Barbie Taylor2015$0$0(est)
Robert Berland2015$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score91.0
RT critic review count11
Rotten Tomatoes audience score77.0
RT audience rating count100
IMDb rating7.3
IMDb votes333

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2015$10,021$13,264
International2015N/AN/A
Worldwide2015$10,021$13,264

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 Revenue2015$5,010$6,632
Digital Rentals ?2015$376,000$497,684
Digital Purchases ?2015$394,000$521,510
Physical Rentals ?2015$427,000$565,189
Physical Purchases ?2015$1,144,000$1,514,231
TV & Streaming Revenue2015$75,000$99,272
Total Revenues2015$2,421,010$3,204,519
Expenses
Budget ?2015$250,000 (est)$330,907 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2015$80,000 (est)$105,890 (est)
Participations2015$97,000$128,392
Residuals ?2015$135,000$178,690
Interest & Overhead2015$50,000$66,181
Total Expenses2015$612,000$810,061
Movie Net Profit or Loss2015$1,809,010$2,394,458

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