Why We Fight

2006 | Documentary, History, War, Politics

Synopsis

Is American foreign policy dominated by the idea of military supremacy? Has the military become too important in American life? Jarecki's shrewd and intelligent polemic would seem to give an affirmative answer to each of these questions.

Scores

Overall Score
51.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
38.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
51.6%
Review Aggregate
80.0

Critic Consensus

N/A • 0 critic reviews

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Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Joseph Cirincione2006$21,000$32,000(est)
Richard Perle2006$13,000$20,000(est)
Chalmers Johnson2006$10,000$15,000(est)
John McCain2006$8,000$12,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic scoreN/A
RT critic review count0
Rotten Tomatoes audience scoreN/A
RT audience rating count25
IMDb rating8.0
IMDb votes10,403

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2006$1,439,972$2,240,671
International2006N/AN/A
Worldwide2006$1,439,972$2,240,671

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 Revenue2006$719,986$1,120,335
Digital Rentals ?2006$275,000$427,914
Digital Purchases ?2006$85,000$132,264
Physical Rentals ?2006$8,689,000$13,520,533
Physical Purchases ?2006$20,494,000$31,889,722
TV & Streaming Revenue2006$575,989$896,268
Total Revenues2006$30,838,975$47,987,037
Expenses
Budget ?2006$1,200,000 (est)$1,867,262 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2006$630,000 (est)$980,313 (est)
Participations2006$2,467,000$3,838,779
Residuals ?2006$2,193,000$3,412,421
Interest & Overhead2006$240,000$373,452
Total Expenses2006$6,730,000$10,472,228
Movie Net Profit or Loss2006$24,108,975$37,514,810

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