What the #$*! Do We (K)now!?

2004 | Comedy, Documentary, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Synopsis

A fictional photographer's quest to spiritually rediscover herself is interspersed with documentary footage of scientists and theologians discussing the philosophical aspects of quantum physics.

Scores

Overall Score
62.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
60.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
72.9%
Review Aggregate
50.8

Critic Consensus

36.1% Fresh • 72 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 36% of 72 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, thought-provoking, romantic. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotthought-provokingromanticvisually strikinggrittyfunnycharacter-drivenstylized

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score34.0
RT critic review count77
Rotten Tomatoes audience score69.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating5.2
IMDb votes14,030

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2004$10,942,306$18,171,527
International2004$5,055,872$8,396,120
Worldwide2004$15,998,178$26,567,647

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 Revenue2004$7,493,502$12,444,211
Digital Rentals ?2004$134,000$222,529
Digital Purchases ?2004$4,000$6,643
Physical Rentals ?2004$14,128,000$23,461,904
Physical Purchases ?2004$29,561,000$49,090,978
TV & Streaming Revenue2004$2,626,153$4,361,166
Total Revenues2004$53,946,655$89,587,431
Expenses
Budget ?2004$1,726,000 (est)$2,866,311 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2004$2,546,000 (est)$4,228,058 (est)
Participations2004$4,316,000$7,167,439
Residuals ?2004$3,357,000$5,574,859
Interest & Overhead2004$345,200$573,262
Total Expenses2004$12,290,200$20,409,930
Movie Net Profit or Loss2004$41,656,455$69,177,501

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