Zelig

1983 | Comedy, Mockumentary, Spoof

Synopsis

"Documentary" about a man who can look and act like whoever he's around, and meets various famous people.

Scores

Overall Score
71.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
78.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
53.1%
Review Aggregate
88.6

Critic Consensus

95.5% Fresh • 22 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 95% of 22 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, lighthearted, historical. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

funnylightheartedhistoricalcharacter-drivenemotionalvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Woody Allen1983$257,000$810,000(est)
Mia Farrow1983$158,000$498,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score97.0
RT critic review count31
Rotten Tomatoes audience score88.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating7.6
IMDb votes45,444

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1983$11,798,616$37,160,904
International1983N/AN/A
Worldwide1983$11,798,616$37,160,904

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 Revenue1983$5,899,308$18,580,452
Digital Rentals ?1983N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1983N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1983$6,629,000$20,878,689
Physical Purchases ?1983$4,582,000$14,431,461
TV & Streaming Revenue1983$2,831,668$8,918,617
Total Revenues1983$19,941,976$62,809,218
Expenses
Budget ?1983$9,516,000 (est)$29,971,580 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1983$3,101,000 (est)$9,766,905 (est)
Participations1983$798,000$2,513,380
Residuals ?1983$957,000$3,014,166
Interest & Overhead1983$1,903,200$5,994,316
Total Expenses1983$16,275,200$51,260,347
Movie Net Profit or Loss1983$3,666,776$11,548,872

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