Trembling Before G-d (2001) Box Office, Profit & Reviews

Synopsis

A cinematic portrait of various gay Orthodox Jews who struggle to reconcile their faith and their sexual orientation.

Scores

Overall Score

32.6

Popularity Percentile (Year)

11.7%

Box Office Percentile (Year)

32.9%

Review Aggregate

79.4

Critic Consensus

89.8% Fresh • 59 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 90% of 59 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, uplifting, family-friendly. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

Cast

Cast	Year	Reported Salary	Inflation Adjusted	Notes
Shlomo Ashkinazy	2001	$17,000	$30,000	(est)
Rabbi Steven Greenberg	2001	$11,000	$19,000	(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score90.0

RT critic review count61

Rotten Tomatoes audience score74.0

RT audience rating count1,000

IMDb rating7.0

IMDb votes965

Rotten Tomatoes IMDb

Box Office ?

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Domestic	2001	$788,896	$1,397,384
International	2001	N/A	N/A
Worldwide	2001	$788,896	$1,397,384

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	2001	$394,448	$698,692
Digital Rentals ?	2001	N/A	N/A
Digital Purchases ?	2001	N/A	N/A
Physical Rentals ?	2001	$7,651,000	$13,552,337
Physical Purchases ?	2001	$11,431,000	$20,247,910
TV & Streaming Revenue	2001	$315,558	$558,954
Total Revenues	2001	$19,792,006	$35,057,892
Expenses
Budget ?	2001	$300,000 (est)	$531,395 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?	2001	$261,000 (est)	$462,313 (est)
Participations	2001	$792,000	$1,402,882
Residuals ?	2001	$1,418,000	$2,511,726
Interest & Overhead	2001	$60,000	$106,279
Total Expenses	2001	$2,831,000	$5,014,595
Movie Net Profit or Loss	2001	$16,961,006	$30,043,298

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