The Promotion

2008 | Comedy

Synopsis

Two assistant managers of a corporate grocery store vie for a coveted promotion.

Scores

Overall Score
54.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
68.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
41.1%
Review Aggregate
45.4

Critic Consensus

54.2% Fresh • 72 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 54% of 72 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, thin plot, satirical. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

funnythin plotsatiricallighthearteddarkcharacter-drivenmacabre

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score54.0
RT critic review count76
Rotten Tomatoes audience score28.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating5.6
IMDb votes20,127

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2008$408,709$595,504
International2008$48,981$71,367
Worldwide2008$457,690$666,871

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 Revenue2008$223,947$326,299
Digital Rentals ?2008$878,000$1,279,278
Digital Purchases ?2008$313,000$456,052
Physical Rentals ?2008$7,275,000$10,599,942
Physical Purchases ?2008$15,074,000$21,963,370
TV & Streaming Revenue2008$171,658$250,112
Total Revenues2008$23,935,605$34,875,053
Expenses
Budget ?2008$503,000 (est)$732,889 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2008$366,000 (est)$533,275 (est)
Participations2008$957,000$1,394,384
Residuals ?2008$1,700,000$2,476,962
Interest & Overhead2008$100,600$146,578
Total Expenses2008$3,626,600$5,284,089
Movie Net Profit or Loss2008$20,309,005$29,590,964

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