The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby (2011) Profit, Box Office & Budget

Synopsis

A son's riveting look at a father whose life seemed straight out of a spy thriller. The secret world of a legendary CIA spymaster. Told by William Colby's son Carl, the story is at once a probing history of the CIA, a personal memoir of a family living in clandestine shadows, and an inquiry into the hard costs of a nation's most cloaked actions.

Scores

Overall Score

31.1

Popularity Percentile (Year)

11.6%

Box Office Percentile (Year)

32.8%

Review Aggregate

72.2

Critic Consensus

83.3% Fresh • 24 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 83% of 24 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize political, family-friendly, historical. 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 score83.0

RT critic review count24

Rotten Tomatoes audience score63.0

RT audience rating count250

IMDb rating6.8

IMDb votes604

Rotten Tomatoes IMDb

Box Office ?

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Domestic	2011	$183,342	$255,733
International	2011	N/A	N/A
Worldwide	2011	$183,342	$255,733

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	2011	$91,671	$127,867
Digital Rentals ?	2011	$1,672,000	$2,332,176
Digital Purchases ?	2011	$537,000	$749,030
Physical Rentals ?	2011	$3,059,000	$4,266,822
Physical Purchases ?	2011	$7,295,000	$10,175,373
TV & Streaming Revenue	2011	$82,504	$115,080
Total Revenues	2011	$12,737,175	$17,766,348
Expenses
Budget ?	2011	$250,000 (est)	$348,711 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?	2011	$147,000 (est)	$205,042 (est)
Participations	2011	$509,000	$709,975
Residuals ?	2011	$849,000	$1,184,221
Interest & Overhead	2011	$50,000	$69,742
Total Expenses	2011	$1,805,000	$2,517,690
Movie Net Profit or Loss	2011	$10,932,175	$15,248,658

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The Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby