This Is Elvis (1981) Box Office, Profit & Reviews

Synopsis

The life and career of Elvis Presley are chronicled in home movies, concert footage, and dramatizations.

Scores

Overall Score

25.6

Popularity Percentile (Year)

9.2%

Box Office Percentile (Year)

12.5%

Review Aggregate

85.8

Critic Consensus

88.9% Fresh • 9 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 89% of 9 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize gritty, character-driven, emotional. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

Cast

Cast	Year	Reported Salary	Inflation Adjusted	Notes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score89.0

RT critic review count9

Rotten Tomatoes audience score89.0

RT audience rating count50

IMDb rating7.6

IMDb votes1,725

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Box Office ?

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Domestic	1981	$2,028,612	$7,000,832
International	1981	N/A	N/A
Worldwide	1981	$2,028,612	$7,000,832

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).

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue	1981	$1,014,306	$3,500,416
Digital Rentals ?	1981	N/A	N/A
Digital Purchases ?	1981	N/A	N/A
Physical Rentals ?	1981	$534,000	$1,842,858
Physical Purchases ?	1981	$454,000	$1,566,774
TV & Streaming Revenue	1981	$811,445	$2,800,333
Total Revenues	1981	$2,813,751	$9,710,381
Expenses
Budget ?	1981	$1,200,000 (est)	$4,141,254 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?	1981	$668,000 (est)	$2,305,298 (est)
Participations	1981	$56,000	$193,259
Residuals ?	1981	$103,000	$355,458
Interest & Overhead	1981	$240,000	$828,251
Total Expenses	1981	$2,267,000	$7,823,519
Movie Net Profit or Loss	1981	$546,751	$1,886,862

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