The Past Is a Grotesque Animal

2014 | Biography, Documentary, Music

Synopsis

of Montreal is the brainchild of Athens GA based singer/guitarist Kevin Barnes. This film documents a band's life, from festivals (Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza), on the tour bus, backstage, in the studio...nowhere was off limits.

Scores

Overall Score
22.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
4.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
19.2%
Review Aggregate
71.0

Critic Consensus

100.0% Fresh • 4 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 100% of 4 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, emotional, visually striking. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

character-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provokingrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic scoreN/A
RT critic review count4
Rotten Tomatoes audience score71.0
RT audience rating count25
IMDb rating7.1
IMDb votes163

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2014$20,056$26,580
International2014N/AN/A
Worldwide2014$20,056$26,580

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 Revenue2014$10,028$13,290
Digital Rentals ?2014$702,000$930,365
Digital Purchases ?2014$556,000$736,870
Physical Rentals ?2014$801,000$1,061,570
Physical Purchases ?2014$2,158,000$2,860,011
TV & Streaming Revenue2014$72,600$96,217
Total Revenues2014$4,299,628$5,698,324
Expenses
Budget ?2014$242,000 (est)$320,724 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2014$80,000 (est)$106,025 (est)
Participations2014$172,000$227,953
Residuals ?2014$255,000$337,953
Interest & Overhead2014$48,400$64,145
Total Expenses2014$797,400$1,056,799
Movie Net Profit or Loss2014$3,502,228$4,641,525

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