Waking Life

2001 | Animation, Drama, Fantasy

Synopsis

A man shuffles through a dream meeting various people and discussing the meanings and purposes of the universe.

Scores

Overall Score
66.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
75.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
46.8%
Review Aggregate
81.8

Critic Consensus

80.3% Fresh • 142 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 80% of 142 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, visually striking, stylized. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

thin plotvisually strikingstylizedthought-provokinggrittysurrealupliftingfunnycoming of ageemotional

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Wiley Wiggins2001$320,000$567,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score81.0
RT critic review count144
Rotten Tomatoes audience score87.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating7.6
IMDb votes68,745

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2001$2,901,447$5,139,378
International2001$275,433$487,879
Worldwide2001$3,176,880$5,627,257

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 Revenue2001$1,560,897$2,764,841
Digital Rentals ?2001N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?2001N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2001$13,935,000$24,683,282
Physical Purchases ?2001$20,820,000$36,878,790
TV & Streaming Revenue2001$1,160,579$2,055,751
Total Revenues2001$37,476,476$66,382,664
Expenses
Budget ?2001$2,000,000$3,542,631
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2001$2,500,000 (est)$4,428,289 (est)
Participations2001$2,998,000$5,310,404
Residuals ?2001$2,619,000$4,639,075
Interest & Overhead2001$400,000$708,526
Total Expenses2001$10,517,000$18,628,926
Movie Net Profit or Loss2001$26,959,476$47,753,739

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