The Matador

2008 | Documentary

Synopsis

The epic tale of David Fandila's quest to become the world's top-ranked bullfighter.

Scores

Overall Score
21.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
6.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
14.5%
Review Aggregate
67.4

Critic Consensus

71.4% Fresh • 14 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 71% of 14 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize romantic, visually striking, character-driven. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

romanticvisually strikingcharacter-drivenemotionalthought-provokingrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
David Fandila2008$0$1,000(est)
Julio Vázquez (el conta)2008$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score71.0
RT critic review count14
Rotten Tomatoes audience score65.0
RT audience rating count100
IMDb rating6.5
IMDb votes190

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2008$21,816$31,787
International2008N/AN/A
Worldwide2008$21,816$31,787

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 Revenue2008$10,908$15,893
Digital Rentals ?2008$206,000$300,150
Digital Purchases ?2008$73,000$106,364
Physical Rentals ?2008$1,705,000$2,484,248
Physical Purchases ?2008$3,532,000$5,146,254
TV & Streaming Revenue2008$52,800$76,932
Total Revenues2008$5,579,708$8,129,839
Expenses
Budget ?2008$176,000 (est)$256,438 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2008$80,000 (est)$116,563 (est)
Participations2008$223,000$324,919
Residuals ?2008$392,000$571,158
Interest & Overhead2008$35,200$51,288
Total Expenses2008$906,200$1,320,367
Movie Net Profit or Loss2008$4,673,508$6,809,473

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