When Comedy Went to School

2013 | Comedy, Documentary

Synopsis

The birth of modern stand-up comedy began in the Catskill Mountains - a boot camp for the greatest generation of Jewish-American comedians.

Scores

Overall Score
56.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
71.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
46.7%
Review Aggregate
41.0

Critic Consensus

27.7% Fresh • 137 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 28% of 137 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize family-friendly, funny, thin plot. Many reviews cite thin plot, uneven tone as the main reasons it falls short.

family-friendlyfunnythin plotdarkuneven tonesatiricallightheartedromanticvisually strikingcharacter-driven

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Robert De Niro2013$2,157,000$2,904,000(est)
Michelle Pfeiffer2013$1,328,000$1,787,000(est)
Tommy Lee Jones2013$1,000,000$1,346,000(est)
Dianna Agron2013$817,000$1,100,000(est)
John D'Leo2013$699,000$941,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score28.0
RT critic review count137
Rotten Tomatoes audience score41.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating6.2
IMDb votes136

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2013$369,065$496,891
International2013N/AN/A
Worldwide2013$369,065$496,891

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 Revenue2013$184,532$248,446
Digital Rentals ?2013$2,826,000$3,804,791
Digital Purchases ?2013$1,690,000$2,275,335
Physical Rentals ?2013$3,653,000$4,918,224
Physical Purchases ?2013$9,466,000$12,744,567
TV & Streaming Revenue2013$166,079$223,601
Total Revenues2013$17,985,612$24,214,963
Expenses
Budget ?2013$406,000 (est)$546,619 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2013$258,000 (est)$347,359 (est)
Participations2013$719,000$968,027
Residuals ?2013$1,130,000$1,521,378
Interest & Overhead2013$81,200$109,324
Total Expenses2013$2,594,200$3,492,706
Movie Net Profit or Loss2013$15,391,412$20,722,257

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