The Square

2013 | Documentary, Drama, History, News

Synopsis

A group of Egyptian revolutionaries battle leaders and regimes, risking their lives to build a new society of conscience.

Scores

Overall Score
56.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
55.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
36.7%
Review Aggregate
91.2

Critic Consensus

100.0% Fresh • 70 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 100% of 70 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize political, emotional, historical. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

politicalemotionalhistoricalupliftinggrittyscarysuspensefulthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Khalid Abdalla2013$78,000$105,000(est)
Ahmed Hassan2013$48,000$65,000(est)
Dina Abdullah2013$36,000$49,000(est)
Magdy Ashour2013$30,000$40,000(est)
Sherif Boray2013$25,000$34,000(est)
Aida El-Kashef2013$22,000$30,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score100.0
RT critic review count70
Rotten Tomatoes audience score89.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating8.0
IMDb votes9,518

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2013$124,244$167,276
International2013N/AN/A
Worldwide2013$124,244$167,276

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 Revenue2013$62,122$83,638
Digital Rentals ?2013$2,128,000$2,865,037
Digital Purchases ?2013$1,272,000$1,712,560
Physical Rentals ?2013$2,751,000$3,703,814
Physical Purchases ?2013$7,127,000$9,595,451
TV & Streaming Revenue2013$62,122$83,638
Total Revenues2013$13,402,244$18,044,138
Expenses
Budget ?2013$1,500,000$2,019,528
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2013$99,000 (est)$133,289 (est)
Participations2013$536,000$721,645
Residuals ?2013$845,000$1,137,667
Interest & Overhead2013$300,000$403,906
Total Expenses2013$3,280,000$4,416,035
Movie Net Profit or Loss2013$10,122,244$13,628,104

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