Synopsis
Fathom Events and The Metropolitan Opera present a special two-day event, The Opera House, a new film by award-winning documentary filmmaker Susan Froemke, on January 13 and 17 only. The Opera House surveys a remarkable period of the Metropolitan Opera's rich history and a time of great change for New York. Featuring rarely seen archival footage, stills, recent interviews, and a soundtrack of extraordinary Met performances, the film chronicles the creation of the Met's storied home of the last 50 years, against the backdrop of the artists, architects, and politicians who shaped the cultural life of New York City in the '50s and '60s.
Scores
Popularity Percentile (Year)
51.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
42.7%
Critic Consensus
100.0% Fresh • 17 critic reviews
Critic reception is largely positive, with 100% of 17 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize visually striking, dark, stylized. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.
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Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score90.0
RT critic review count21
Rotten Tomatoes audience score79.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating7.9
IMDb votes98
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Domestic | 2018 | $320,079 | $399,876 |
| International | 2018 | $5,156 | $6,441 |
| Worldwide | 2018 | $325,235 | $406,317 |
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 | 2018 | $162,102 | $202,514 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2018 | $1,931,000 | $2,412,404 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2018 | $2,328,000 | $2,908,378 |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2018 | $1,190,000 | $1,486,671 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2018 | $3,374,000 | $4,215,149 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2018 | $144,036 | $179,944 |
| Total Revenues | 2018 | $9,129,137 | $11,405,060 |
| Expenses |
| Budget ? | 2018 | $8,000,000 | $9,994,425 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2018 | $228,000 (est) | $284,841 (est) |
| Participations | 2018 | $183,000 | $228,622 |
| Residuals ? | 2018 | $462,000 | $577,178 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2018 | $1,600,000 | $1,998,885 |
| Total Expenses | 2018 | $10,473,000 | $13,083,952 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2018 | $-1,343,863 | $-1,678,892 |
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- Digital Rentals: PVOD, VOD, & On-Demand
- Marketing & distribution costs to release Movie in Theaters. Includes: Online & Offline Ads, Posters, Trailer Production, and physical or digital copies (formerly "prints") sent to cinemas.
- Net Digital Purchase Revenue
- Net Revenues for Physical Rentals: VHS, DVD, BluRay (when appropriate)
- Physical Purchases: VHS $0, DVD $2,081,000, BluRay $1,293,000
- Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
- Theatrical box office grosses split into Domestic, International, and Worldwide totals.
- Union-modeled residuals using SAG-AFTRA and WGA schedules as a simplified estimate proxy.
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Budget Tooltip
Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
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