The Salt of the Earth

2015 | Biography, Documentary, History

Synopsis

The life and work of photographer Sebastião Salgado, who has spent forty years documenting societies in hidden corners of the world.

Scores

Overall Score
71.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
68.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
65.4%
Review Aggregate
90.1

Critic Consensus

93.8% Fresh • 96 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 94% of 96 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, visually striking, family-friendly. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

emotionalvisually strikingfamily-friendlyrealisticstylizedpoliticaldarkupliftinggrittyromantic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Sebastião Salgado2015$205,000$272,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score94.0
RT critic review count96
Rotten Tomatoes audience score90.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating8.4
IMDb votes24,831

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2015$1,343,349$1,778,095
International2015$4,493,061$5,947,144
Worldwide2015$5,836,410$7,725,240

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 Revenue2015$2,468,899$3,267,905
Digital Rentals ?2015$2,775,000$3,673,070
Digital Purchases ?2015$2,910,000$3,851,759
Physical Rentals ?2015$3,148,000$4,166,783
Physical Purchases ?2015$8,435,000$11,164,808
TV & Streaming Revenue2015$537,340$711,238
Total Revenues2015$20,274,238$26,835,564
Expenses
Budget ?2015$3,210,000 (est)$4,248,848 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2015$1,673,000 (est)$2,214,431 (est)
Participations2015$811,000$1,073,463
Residuals ?2015$1,049,000$1,388,486
Interest & Overhead2015$642,000$849,770
Total Expenses2015$7,385,000$9,774,998
Movie Net Profit or Loss2015$12,889,238$17,060,566

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