A Four Letter Word

2008 | Comedy, Romance, Homosexual Theme, LGBTQ Theme, Romantic Comedy

Synopsis

Hook up artist Luke surprises himself when he considers becoming monogamous after meeting and dating smug and handsome Stephen, but Stephen might not be all that he seems, will Luke be disappointed?

Scores

Overall Score
27.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
20.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
24.5%
Review Aggregate
48.5

Critic Consensus

66.7% Fresh • 12 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 67% of 12 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize romantic, lighthearted, funny. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

romanticlightheartedfunnycharacter-drivenemotionalvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score53.0
RT critic review count17
Rotten Tomatoes audience score40.0
RT audience rating count500
IMDb rating5.3
IMDb votes929

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2008$72,568$105,734
International2008$877$1,278
Worldwide2008$73,445$107,012

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 Revenue2008$36,635$53,378
Digital Rentals ?2008$411,000$598,842
Digital Purchases ?2008$146,000$212,727
Physical Rentals ?2008$3,404,000$4,959,753
Physical Purchases ?2008$7,053,000$10,276,480
TV & Streaming Revenue2008$36,284$52,867
Total Revenues2008$11,086,919$16,154,048
Expenses
Budget ?2008$250,000 (est)$364,259 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2008$80,000 (est)$116,563 (est)
Participations2008$443,000$645,467
Residuals ?2008$788,000$1,148,145
Interest & Overhead2008$50,000$72,852
Total Expenses2008$1,611,000$2,347,286
Movie Net Profit or Loss2008$9,475,919$13,806,761

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