Video Games: The Movie

2014 | Documentary, History

Synopsis

Learn how video games are made, marketed, and consumed by looking back at gaming history and culture through the eyes of game developers, publishers, and consumers.

Scores

Overall Score
34.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
45.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
20.3%
Review Aggregate
35.0

Critic Consensus

17.6% Fresh • 17 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 18% of 17 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, pacing issues, visually striking. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotpacing issuesvisually strikingemotionalhistoricalcharacter-driven

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score18.0
RT critic review count17
Rotten Tomatoes audience score36.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating6.1
IMDb votes5,642
Rotten TomatoesIMDb

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2014$23,043$30,539
International2014N/AN/A
Worldwide2014$23,043$30,539

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 Revenue2014$11,522$15,270
Digital Rentals ?2014$924,000$1,224,583
Digital Purchases ?2014$732,000$970,124
Physical Rentals ?2014$1,053,000$1,395,548
Physical Purchases ?2014$2,840,000$3,763,870
TV & Streaming Revenue2014$74,400$98,603
Total Revenues2014$5,634,922$7,467,997
Expenses
Budget ?2014$248,000 (est)$328,676 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2014$80,000 (est)$106,025 (est)
Participations2014$225,000$298,194
Residuals ?2014$338,000$447,954
Interest & Overhead2014$49,600$65,735
Total Expenses2014$940,600$1,246,583
Movie Net Profit or Loss2014$4,694,322$6,221,414

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