The Living End (1992) Profit, Box Office & Budget

Synopsis

Luke is a gay hustler. Jon is a movie critic. Both are HIV positive. They go on a hedonistic, dangerous journey, their motto "Fuck the world".

Scores

Overall Score

32.1

Popularity Percentile (Year)

27.1%

Box Office Percentile (Year)

18.6%

Review Aggregate

67.0

Critic Consensus

77.8% Fresh • 9 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 78% of 9 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize lighthearted, visually striking, funny. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

Cast

Cast	Year	Reported Salary	Inflation Adjusted	Notes
Craig Gilmore	1992	$2,000	$5,000	(est)
Mike Dytri	1992	$1,000	$3,000	(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score73.0

RT critic review count11

Rotten Tomatoes audience score61.0

RT audience rating count1,000

IMDb rating6.6

IMDb votes4,290

Rotten Tomatoes IMDb

Box Office ?

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Domestic	1992	$692,585	$1,548,567
International	1992	N/A	N/A
Worldwide	1992	$692,585	$1,548,567

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	1992	$346,292	$774,283
Digital Rentals ?	1992	N/A	N/A
Digital Purchases ?	1992	N/A	N/A
Physical Rentals ?	1992	$6,072,000	$13,576,525
Physical Purchases ?	1992	$4,333,000	$9,688,254
TV & Streaming Revenue	1992	$277,034	$619,427
Total Revenues	1992	$11,028,326	$24,658,489
Expenses
Budget ?	1992	$22,769	$50,910
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?	1992	$120,000 (est)	$268,311 (est)
Participations	1992	$441,000	$986,042
Residuals ?	1992	$774,000	$1,730,604
Interest & Overhead	1992	$4,554	$10,182
Total Expenses	1992	$1,362,323	$3,046,049
Movie Net Profit or Loss	1992	$9,666,004	$21,612,440

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The Living End