Vince Giordano: There's a Future in the Past

2017 | Biography, Documentary, History, Music

Synopsis

Bandleader Vince Giordano keeps the Jazz Age alive with his 11-member band The Nighthawks, vintage musical instruments, and a collection of more than 60,000 original arrangements from the 1920s and '30s.

Scores

Overall Score
57.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
77.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
14.4%
Review Aggregate
86.3

Critic Consensus

93.9% Fresh • 98 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 94% of 98 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize coming of age, funny, dark. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

coming of agefunnydarkcharacter-drivenemotionalfamily-friendlysatiricaltragicpsychologicalgritty

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Thora Birch2017$403,000$515,000(est)
Scarlett Johansson2017$248,000$317,000(est)
Brad Renfro2017$187,000$239,000(est)
Illeana Douglas2017$153,000$195,000(est)
Steve Buscemi2017$130,000$167,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score93.0
RT critic review count165
Rotten Tomatoes audience score84.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating7.9
IMDb votes52

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2017$14,807$18,951
International2017N/AN/A
Worldwide2017$14,807$18,951

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 Revenue2017$7,404$9,476
Digital Rentals ?2017$604,000$773,051
Digital Purchases ?2017$674,000$862,643
Physical Rentals ?2017$450,000$575,949
Physical Purchases ?2017$1,294,000$1,656,172
TV & Streaming Revenue2017$2,100,000$2,687,760
Total Revenues2017$5,129,404$6,565,050
Expenses
Budget ?2017$7,000,000$8,959,200
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2017$80,000 (est)$102,391 (est)
Participations2017$103,000$131,828
Residuals ?2017$260,000$332,770
Interest & Overhead2017$1,400,000$1,791,840
Total Expenses2017$8,843,000$11,318,030
Movie Net Profit or Loss2017$-3,713,596$-4,752,979

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