The Sunshine Makers

2017 | Documentary, History

Synopsis

The story of Nicholas Sand and Tim Scully, the unlikely duo at the heart of 1960s American drug counter-culture.

Scores

Overall Score
34.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
30.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
10.7%
Review Aggregate
83.8

Critic Consensus

100.0% Fresh • 8 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 100% of 8 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize historical, dark, character-driven. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

historicaldarkcharacter-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score100.0
RT critic review count8
Rotten Tomatoes audience score75.0
RT audience rating count250
IMDb rating7.0
IMDb votes1,545

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2017$10,042$12,853
International2017N/AN/A
Worldwide2017$10,042$12,853

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 Revenue2017$5,021$6,426
Digital Rentals ?2017$346,000$442,840
Digital Purchases ?2017$386,000$494,036
Physical Rentals ?2017$258,000$330,211
Physical Purchases ?2017$741,000$948,395
TV & Streaming Revenue2017$75,000$95,991
Total Revenues2017$1,811,021$2,317,900
Expenses
Budget ?2017$250,000 (est)$319,971 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2017$80,000 (est)$102,391 (est)
Participations2017$72,000$92,152
Residuals ?2017$91,000$116,470
Interest & Overhead2017$50,000$63,994
Total Expenses2017$543,000$694,978
Movie Net Profit or Loss2017$1,268,021$1,622,922

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