Synopsis
Armed with low tech gear and high minded notions that penguin populations hold the key to human survival, Ron Naveen lays bare his 30 year love affair with the world's most pristine scientific laboratory: Antarctica. Famed as a place that wants you dead, this film follows a rag tag team of field biologists to some of the harshest corners of the planet, where they track the impact of climate change and ocean health by counting penguin populations. From the tip of Argentina to the ominous Deception Island, 'The Penguin Counters' is a treacherous, heart warming journey by a 21st century Dr. Doliitle who dreams of conserving this stunning but fragile region for future generations.
Scores
Popularity Percentile (Year)
2.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
0.1%
Critic Consensus
50.0% Fresh • 4 critic reviews
Critic reception is mixed, with 50% of 4 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, emotional, visually striking. Common reservations focus on uneven tone, even when reviewers praise standout elements.
character-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provokingrealisticuneven tone
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|
| N/A |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic scoreN/A
RT critic review count4
Rotten Tomatoes audience scoreN/A
RT audience rating count25
IMDb rating7.0
IMDb votes27
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Domestic | 2017 | $976 | $1,249 |
| International | 2017 | N/A | N/A |
| Worldwide | 2017 | $976 | $1,249 |
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 | 2017 | $488 | $625 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2017 | $11,000 | $14,079 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2017 | $12,000 | $15,359 |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2017 | $8,000 | $10,239 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2017 | $23,000 | $29,437 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2017 | $65,400 | $83,705 |
| Total Revenues | 2017 | $119,888 | $153,443 |
| Expenses |
| Budget ? | 2017 | $218,000 (est) | $279,015 (est) |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2017 | $80,000 (est) | $102,391 (est) |
| Participations | 2017 | $2,000 | $2,560 |
| Residuals ? | 2017 | $6,000 | $7,679 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2017 | $43,600 | $55,803 |
| Total Expenses | 2017 | $349,600 | $447,448 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2017 | $-229,712 | $-294,005 |
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Tooltips
- Budget Estimated using Machine Learning
- 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 $15,000, BluRay $8,000
- 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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