The Queen

2019 | Documentary

Synopsis

The behind the scenes of a national drag queen contest in New York City, including the rehearsals leading up to the contest, the conversations in the dressing room and the jealousies that emerge before and after the competition.

Scores

Overall Score
27.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
9.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
20.7%
Review Aggregate
78.7

Critic Consensus

96.7% Fresh • 30 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 97% of 30 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, tragic, family-friendly. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

character-driventragicfamily-friendlydarkgrittyemotionalvisually strikingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Trine Dyrholm2019$1,000$1,000(est)
Gustav Lindh2019$1,000$1,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score97.0
RT critic review count30
Rotten Tomatoes audience score81.0
RT audience rating count100
IMDb rating4.6
IMDb votes14

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2019$47,818$58,664
International2019N/AN/A
Worldwide2019$47,818$58,664

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$23,909$29,332
Digital Rentals ?2019$799,000$980,236
Digital Purchases ?2019$954,000$1,170,394
Physical Rentals ?2019$362,000$444,112
Physical Purchases ?2019$1,040,000$1,275,901
TV & Streaming Revenue2019$72,600$89,068
Total Revenues2019$3,251,509$3,989,043
Expenses
Budget ?2019$242,000 (est)$296,892 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2019$80,000 (est)$98,146 (est)
Participations2019$130,000$159,488
Residuals ?2019$150,000$184,024
Interest & Overhead2019$48,400$59,378
Total Expenses2019$650,400$797,929
Movie Net Profit or Loss2019$2,601,109$3,191,114

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