The Youngest Evangelist

2021 | Adventure, Biography, Drama, Family, Music

Synopsis

Set in 1980, John King, a 10 year old African American boy, experiences salvation deeply and begins his hard journey to answer the call to Evangelism.

Scores

Overall Score
29.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
21.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
20.3%
Review Aggregate
61.0

Critic Consensus

60.0% Fresh • 5 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 60% of 5 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, family-friendly, emotional. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

character-drivenfamily-friendlyemotionalvisually strikingthought-provokingrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Susan Sarandon2021$0$0(est)
Sam Shepard2021$0$0(est)
Robert Sean Leonard2021$0$0(est)
Marcia Gay Harden2021$0$0(est)
Matt Keeslar2021$0$0(est)
Jason London2021$0$0(est)
Sean Astin2021$0$0(est)
Nick Stahl2021$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score54.0
RT critic review count13
Rotten Tomatoes audience score74.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating5.4
IMDb votes37

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2021$35,750$41,383
International2021N/AN/A
Worldwide2021$35,750$41,383

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 Revenue2021$17,875$20,691
Digital Rentals ?2021$1,710,000$1,979,435
Digital Purchases ?2021$1,925,000$2,228,312
Physical Rentals ?2021$435,000$503,541
Physical Purchases ?2021$1,391,000$1,610,172
TV & Streaming Revenue2021$75,000$86,817
Total Revenues2021$5,553,875$6,428,969
Expenses
Budget ?2021$250,000 (est)$289,391 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2021$80,000 (est)$92,605 (est)
Participations2021$222,000$256,979
Residuals ?2021$240,000$277,815
Interest & Overhead2021$50,000$57,878
Total Expenses2021$842,000$974,669
Movie Net Profit or Loss2021$4,711,875$5,454,300

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