The Take

2004 | Documentary

Synopsis

In the wake of Argentina's economics collapse of 2001, factory workers break into abandoned factories and restart production. Could these pioneers of cooperative ownership be a model for rebuilding Argentina's economy?

Scores

Overall Score
36.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
28.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
17.7%
Review Aggregate
86.8

Critic Consensus

89.3% Fresh • 28 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 89% of 28 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize political, uplifting, emotional. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

politicalupliftingemotionalromanticstylizedcharacter-driven

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score90.0
RT critic review count30
Rotten Tomatoes audience score91.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating7.6
IMDb votes1,239

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2004$30,380$50,451
International2004N/AN/A
Worldwide2004$30,380$50,451

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 Revenue2004$15,190$25,226
Digital Rentals ?2004$24,000$39,856
Digital Purchases ?2004$1,000$1,661
Physical Rentals ?2004$2,520,000$4,184,881
Physical Purchases ?2004$5,272,000$8,755,037
TV & Streaming Revenue2004$75,000$124,550
Total Revenues2004$7,907,190$13,131,210
Expenses
Budget ?2004$250,000 (est)$415,167 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2004$80,000 (est)$132,853 (est)
Participations2004$316,000$524,771
Residuals ?2004$572,000$949,902
Interest & Overhead2004$50,000$83,033
Total Expenses2004$1,268,000$2,105,726
Movie Net Profit or Loss2004$6,639,190$11,025,484

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