The Public

2019 | Drama

Synopsis

An act of civil disobedience turns into a standoff with police when homeless people in Cincinnati take over the public library to seek shelter from the bitter cold.

Scores

Overall Score
53.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
54.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
51.6%
Review Aggregate
56.4

Critic Consensus

64.6% Fresh • 96 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 65% of 96 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, emotional, uplifting. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotemotionalupliftingstylizedlightheartedsatiricalvisually strikingpolitical

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Alec Baldwin2019$6,000$7,000(est)
Emilio Estevez2019$4,000$4,000(est)
Jena Malone2019$3,000$3,000(est)
Taylor Schilling2019$2,000$3,000(est)
Christian Slater2019$2,000$2,000(est)
Che "Rhymefest" Smith2019$2,000$2,000(est)
Gabrielle Union2019$1,000$2,000(est)
Jacob Vargas2019$1,000$2,000(est)
Michael K. Williams2019$1,000$2,000(est)
Jeffrey Wright2019$1,000$1,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score65.0
RT critic review count96
Rotten Tomatoes audience score39.0
RT audience rating count250
IMDb rating6.7
IMDb votes4,774

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2019$573,503$703,590
International2019$71,237$87,396
Worldwide2019$644,740$790,985

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 Revenue2019$315,246$386,753
Digital Rentals ?2019$2,729,000$3,348,015
Digital Purchases ?2019$3,260,000$3,999,460
Physical Rentals ?2019$1,235,000$1,515,133
Physical Purchases ?2019$3,554,000$4,360,148
TV & Streaming Revenue2019$240,871$295,508
Total Revenues2019$11,334,118$13,905,017
Expenses
Budget ?2019$467,000 (est)$572,929 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2019$497,000 (est)$609,734 (est)
Participations2019$453,000$555,753
Residuals ?2019$535,000$656,353
Interest & Overhead2019$93,400$114,586
Total Expenses2019$2,045,400$2,509,355
Movie Net Profit or Loss2019$9,288,718$11,395,662

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