The Living Wake

2010 | Comedy

Synopsis

A dark comedy set in a storybook universe THE LIVING WAKE chronicles the final day of K. Roth Binew, a quixotic character, who attempts to probe life's great mysteries before his final hour.

Scores

Overall Score
24.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
19.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
12.2%
Review Aggregate
58.6

Critic Consensus

47.1% Fresh • 17 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 47% of 17 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, emotional, psychological. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

funnyemotionalpsychologicalupliftingcoming of agesatiricaltragicdark

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Mike O'Connell2010$0$0(est)
Jesse Eisenberg2010$0$0(est)
Jim Gaffigan2010$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score47.0
RT critic review count17
Rotten Tomatoes audience score71.0
RT audience rating count500
IMDb rating6.0
IMDb votes1,002

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2010$12,232$17,594
International2010N/AN/A
Worldwide2010$12,232$17,594

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 Revenue2010$6,116$8,797
Digital Rentals ?2010$425,000$611,291
Digital Purchases ?2010$124,000$178,353
Physical Rentals ?2010$998,000$1,435,454
Physical Purchases ?2010$2,237,000$3,217,547
TV & Streaming Revenue2010$75,000$107,875
Total Revenues2010$3,865,116$5,559,317
Expenses
Budget ?2010$250,000 (est)$359,583 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2010$80,000 (est)$115,066 (est)
Participations2010$155,000$222,941
Residuals ?2010$256,000$368,213
Interest & Overhead2010$50,000$71,917
Total Expenses2010$791,000$1,137,720
Movie Net Profit or Loss2010$3,074,116$4,421,597

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