The Russian Five

2019 | Documentary, Sport, Ice Hockey, Sports, Team Sport

Synopsis

In the late 1980s, the Detroit Red Wings worked to finally break their decades long Stanley Cup drought by extracting players from the Soviet Union, and in the process, changed the way North American hockey is played.

Scores

Overall Score
53.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
39.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
48.1%
Review Aggregate
94.5

Critic Consensus

100.0% Fresh • 13 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 100% of 13 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize suspenseful, emotional, political. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

suspensefulemotionalpoliticalcharacter-drivenvisually strikingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score100.0
RT critic review count13
Rotten Tomatoes audience score98.0
RT audience rating count250
IMDb rating8.1
IMDb votes1,590

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2019$485,049$595,072
International2019N/AN/A
Worldwide2019$485,049$595,072

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$242,524$297,536
Digital Rentals ?2019$2,441,000$2,994,688
Digital Purchases ?2019$2,915,000$3,576,205
Physical Rentals ?2019$1,104,000$1,354,419
Physical Purchases ?2019$3,178,000$3,898,861
TV & Streaming Revenue2019$203,721$249,930
Total Revenues2019$10,084,245$12,371,638
Expenses
Budget ?2019$412,000 (est)$505,453 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2019$340,000 (est)$417,122 (est)
Participations2019$403,000$494,412
Residuals ?2019$477,000$585,197
Interest & Overhead2019$82,400$101,091
Total Expenses2019$1,714,400$2,103,275
Movie Net Profit or Loss2019$8,369,845$10,268,364

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