The Waiting Room

2012 | Documentary

Synopsis

Go behind the doors of an American public hospital struggling to care for a community of largely uninsured patients.

Scores

Overall Score
42.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
24.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
41.4%
Review Aggregate
84.3

Critic Consensus

100.0% Fresh • 34 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 100% of 34 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, uplifting, suspenseful. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

emotionalupliftingsuspensefulhistoricalgrittyfunnypolitical

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score100.0
RT critic review count34
Rotten Tomatoes audience score76.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating7.1
IMDb votes915

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2012$244,951$334,674
International2012N/AN/A
Worldwide2012$244,951$334,674

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 Revenue2012$122,476$167,337
Digital Rentals ?2012$2,059,000$2,813,189
Digital Purchases ?2012$926,000$1,265,184
Physical Rentals ?2012$3,264,000$4,459,568
Physical Purchases ?2012$8,064,000$11,017,756
TV & Streaming Revenue2012$110,228$150,603
Total Revenues2012$14,545,703$19,873,638
Expenses
Budget ?2012$268,000 (est)$366,166 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2012$171,000 (est)$233,635 (est)
Participations2012$582,000$795,180
Residuals ?2012$947,000$1,293,876
Interest & Overhead2012$53,600$73,233
Total Expenses2012$2,021,600$2,762,090
Movie Net Profit or Loss2012$12,524,103$17,111,547

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