The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story (1996) Profit, Box Office & Budget

Synopsis

The childhood, adolescence, and incredible adult years of Al Hirshfeld, celebrated creator of thousands of line drawings of famous people - many in the entertainment industry - over a span of more than sixty years.

Scores

Overall Score

22.8

Popularity Percentile (Year)

3.9%

Box Office Percentile (Year)

9.4%

Review Aggregate

88.8

Critic Consensus

100.0% Fresh • 2 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 100% of 2 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, emotional, visually striking. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

Cast

Cast	Year	Reported Salary	Inflation Adjusted	Notes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic scoreN/A

RT critic review count2

Rotten Tomatoes audience score100.0

RT audience rating count25

IMDb rating7.3

IMDb votes452

Rotten Tomatoes IMDb

Box Office ?

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Domestic	1996	$50,605	$101,178
International	1996	N/A	N/A
Worldwide	1996	$50,605	$101,178

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).

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue	1996	$25,302	$50,589
Digital Rentals ?	1996	N/A	N/A
Digital Purchases ?	1996	N/A	N/A
Physical Rentals ?	1996	$1,566,000	$3,131,002
Physical Purchases ?	1996	$1,855,000	$3,708,818
TV & Streaming Revenue	1996	$25,302	$50,589
Total Revenues	1996	$3,471,605	$6,940,997
Expenses
Budget ?	1996	$234,000 (est)	$467,851 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?	1996	$80,000 (est)	$159,949 (est)
Participations	1996	$139,000	$277,911
Residuals ?	1996	$245,000	$489,844
Interest & Overhead	1996	$46,800	$93,570
Total Expenses	1996	$744,800	$1,489,125
Movie Net Profit or Loss	1996	$2,726,805	$5,451,872

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The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story