We Come as Friends

2015 | Documentary

Synopsis

A modern odyssey into the heart of Africa at the historic moment when Sudan, the continent's largest country, is being divided into two separate states.

Scores

Overall Score
38.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
42.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
27.6%
Review Aggregate
49.6

Critic Consensus

40.7% Fresh • 135 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 41% of 135 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, emotional, visually striking. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotemotionalvisually strikingfunnystylizedgrittycoming of agecharacter-drivenromantichistorical

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Zac Efron2015$104,000$138,000(est)
Emily Ratajkowski2015$64,000$85,000(est)
Shiloh Fernandez2015$48,000$64,000(est)
Alex Shaffer2015$40,000$52,000(est)
Jonny Weston2015$34,000$45,000(est)
Wes Bentley2015$30,000$39,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score41.0
RT critic review count135
Rotten Tomatoes audience score42.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating7.4
IMDb votes776

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2015$50,921$67,400
International2015$23,712$31,386
Worldwide2015$74,633$98,786

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 Revenue2015$34,945$46,255
Digital Rentals ?2015$1,136,000$1,503,642
Digital Purchases ?2015$1,192,000$1,577,765
Physical Rentals ?2015$1,289,000$1,706,157
Physical Purchases ?2015$3,455,000$4,573,137
TV & Streaming Revenue2015$600,000$794,177
Total Revenues2015$7,706,945$10,201,134
Expenses
Budget ?2015$2,000,000$2,647,257
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2015$80,000 (est)$105,890 (est)
Participations2015$308,000$407,678
Residuals ?2015$443,000$586,368
Interest & Overhead2015$400,000$529,451
Total Expenses2015$3,231,000$4,276,644
Movie Net Profit or Loss2015$4,475,945$5,924,490

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