The Missionary

1982 | Comedy

Synopsis

In the early 20th century, devout Reverend Charles Fortescue returns to England from his missionary work in Africa and, despite plans to marry his childhood sweetheart, receives a most unusual assignment: minister to the local prostitutes.

Scores

Overall Score
35.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
25.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
34.1%
Review Aggregate
62.0

Critic Consensus

N/A • 0 critic reviews

No professional critic quote data was available to synthesize a consensus summary.

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Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Michael Palin1982$90,000$292,000(est)
Maggie Smith1982$55,000$180,000(est)
Trevor Howard1982$42,000$136,000(est)
Denholm Elliott1982$34,000$111,000(est)
Michael Hordern1982$29,000$95,000(est)
Graham Crowden1982$26,000$83,000(est)
David Suchet1982$23,000$75,000(est)
Phoebe Nicholls1982$21,000$68,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic scoreN/A
RT critic review countN/A
Rotten Tomatoes audience scoreN/A
RT audience rating countN/A
IMDb rating6.2
IMDb votes2,900

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1982$7,241,180$23,539,463
International1982N/AN/A
Worldwide1982$7,241,180$23,539,463

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 Revenue1982$3,620,590$11,769,731
Digital Rentals ?1982N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1982N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1982$2,073,000$6,738,861
Physical Purchases ?1982$1,640,000$5,331,275
TV & Streaming Revenue1982$1,737,883$5,649,471
Total Revenues1982$9,071,473$29,489,338
Expenses
Budget ?1982$2,000,000$6,501,554
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1982$2,214,000 (est)$7,197,221 (est)
Participations1982$363,000$1,180,032
Residuals ?1982$349,000$1,134,521
Interest & Overhead1982$400,000$1,300,311
Total Expenses1982$5,326,000$17,313,639
Movie Net Profit or Loss1982$3,745,473$12,175,699

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