Won't You Be My Neighbor?

2018 | Biography, Documentary, History

Synopsis

An exploration of the life, lessons, and legacy of iconic children's television host Fred Rogers.

Scores

Overall Score
81.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
77.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
81.0%
Review Aggregate
92.5

Critic Consensus

97.3% Fresh • 256 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 97% of 256 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, lighthearted, uplifting. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

emotionallightheartedupliftingfamily-friendlypoliticalstylizedthought-provokingdarkfunnyvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Fred Rogers2018$242,000$302,000(est)
François Clemmons2018$149,000$186,000(est)
Yo-Yo Ma2018$112,000$140,000(est)
Joe Negri2018$92,000$115,000(est)
David Newell2018$78,000$98,000(est)
Tom Junod2018$69,000$86,000(est)
Joanne Rogers2018$62,000$77,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score97.0
RT critic review count256
Rotten Tomatoes audience score94.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating8.3
IMDb votes27,790

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2018$22,835,787$28,528,819
International2018$8,954$11,186
Worldwide2018$22,844,741$28,540,005

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 Revenue2018$11,421,475$14,268,884
Digital Rentals ?2018$3,659,000$4,571,200
Digital Purchases ?2018$4,411,000$5,510,676
Physical Rentals ?2018$2,254,000$2,815,929
Physical Purchases ?2018$6,393,000$7,986,795
TV & Streaming Revenue2018$5,480,589$6,846,916
Total Revenues2018$33,619,064$42,000,400
Expenses
Budget ?2018$8,636,000 (est)$10,788,981 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2018$5,708,000 (est)$7,131,022 (est)
Participations2018$1,345,000$1,680,313
Residuals ?2018$1,133,000$1,415,460
Interest & Overhead2018$1,727,200$2,157,796
Total Expenses2018$18,549,200$23,173,572
Movie Net Profit or Loss2018$15,069,864$18,826,827

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