The Opera House

2018 | Documentary

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

Overall Score
54.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
51.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
42.7%
Review Aggregate
83.4

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.

visually strikingdarkstylizedgrittycharacter-drivenemotional

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Cristina Marsillach2018$521,000$651,000(est)
Urbano Barberini2018$321,000$400,000(est)
Ian Charleson2018$241,000$302,000(est)
Daria Nicolodi2018$197,000$247,000(est)

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 ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2018$320,079$399,876
International2018$5,156$6,441
Worldwide2018$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).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2018$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 Revenue2018$144,036$179,944
Total Revenues2018$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)
Participations2018$183,000$228,622
Residuals ?2018$462,000$577,178
Interest & Overhead2018$1,600,000$1,998,885
Total Expenses2018$10,473,000$13,083,952
Movie Net Profit or Loss2018$-1,343,863$-1,678,892

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