A Better Life

2011 | Drama, Romance, Summer

Synopsis

A gardener in East L.A. struggles to keep his son away from gangs and immigration agents while trying to give his son the opportunities he never had.

Scores

Overall Score
60.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
57.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
53.3%
Review Aggregate
80.0

Critic Consensus

N/A • 0 critic reviews

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Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Demián Bichir2011$2,000,000$2,790,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score86.0
RT critic review count104
Rotten Tomatoes audience score79.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating7.2
IMDb votes16,946

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2011$1,759,252$2,453,879
International2011$104,254$145,418
Worldwide2011$1,863,506$2,599,297

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 Revenue2011$921,328$1,285,107
Digital Rentals ?2011$3,128,000$4,363,066
Digital Purchases ?2011$1,006,000$1,403,211
Physical Rentals ?2011$5,724,000$7,984,076
Physical Purchases ?2011$13,648,000$19,036,806
TV & Streaming Revenue2011$703,701$981,552
Total Revenues2011$25,131,028$35,053,818
Expenses
Budget ?2011$10,000,000$13,948,422
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2011$1,491,000 (est)$2,079,710 (est)
Participations2011$1,005,000$1,401,816
Residuals ?2011$1,623,000$2,263,829
Interest & Overhead2011$2,000,000$2,789,684
Total Expenses2011$16,119,000$22,483,461
Movie Net Profit or Loss2011$9,012,028$12,570,357

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