A Boy Called Po

2017 | Drama, Fantasy

Synopsis

After his wife dies of cancer, an overworked engineer struggles to care for his son with autism. His son in response to bullying regresses into a fantasy world escape.

Scores

Overall Score
27.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
32.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
4.0%
Review Aggregate
56.5

Critic Consensus

33.3% Fresh • 12 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 33% of 12 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize family-friendly, character-driven, emotional. Many reviews cite execution consistency as the main reasons it falls short.

family-friendlycharacter-drivenemotionalstylizedrealisticsuspenseful

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Christopher Gorham2017$0$0(est)
Julian Feder2017$0$0(est)
Kaitlin Doubleday2017$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score33.0
RT critic review count12
Rotten Tomatoes audience score78.0
RT audience rating count100
IMDb rating6.4
IMDb votes1,842

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2017$4,550$5,823
International2017N/AN/A
Worldwide2017$4,550$5,823

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 Revenue2017$2,275$2,912
Digital Rentals ?2017$122,000$156,146
Digital Purchases ?2017$136,000$174,064
Physical Rentals ?2017$91,000$116,470
Physical Purchases ?2017$262,000$335,330
TV & Streaming Revenue2017$75,000$95,991
Total Revenues2017$688,275$880,913
Expenses
Budget ?2017$250,000 (est)$319,971 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2017$80,000 (est)$102,391 (est)
Participations2017$14,000$17,918
Residuals ?2017$34,000$43,516
Interest & Overhead2017$50,000$63,994
Total Expenses2017$428,000$547,791
Movie Net Profit or Loss2017$260,275$333,122

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