A Letter to Momo

2014 | Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Anime

Synopsis

11-year-old Momo moves with her mother to a small island town after her father dies. When she arrives, she encounters three goblins that others cannot see who try to help her to cope with the loss of her father and the changes in her life.

Scores

Overall Score
61.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
47.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
69.1%
Review Aggregate
76.6

Critic Consensus

80.0% Fresh • 30 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 80% of 30 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize visually striking, emotional, lighthearted. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

visually strikingemotionallightheartedgrittyrealisticstylizedfunnytragic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Karen Miyama2014$86,000$114,000(est)
Yūka2014$53,000$70,000(est)
Toshiyuki Nishida2014$40,000$53,000(est)
Chō2014$32,000$43,000(est)
Kōichi Yamadera2014$28,000$37,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score80.0
RT critic review count30
Rotten Tomatoes audience score76.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating7.2
IMDb votes8,599

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2014$71,712$95,040
International2014$6,704,565$8,885,603
Worldwide2014$6,776,277$8,980,643

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 Revenue2014$2,717,682$3,601,761
Digital Rentals ?2014$1,599,000$2,119,165
Digital Purchases ?2014$1,267,000$1,679,163
Physical Rentals ?2014$1,823,000$2,416,033
Physical Purchases ?2014$4,914,000$6,512,555
TV & Streaming Revenue2014$1,542,300$2,044,020
Total Revenues2014$13,862,982$18,372,698
Expenses
Budget ?2014$5,141,000 (est)$6,813,400 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2014$2,071,000 (est)$2,744,709 (est)
Participations2014$555,000$735,545
Residuals ?2014$659,000$873,377
Interest & Overhead2014$1,028,200$1,362,680
Total Expenses2014$9,454,200$12,529,711
Movie Net Profit or Loss2014$4,408,782$5,842,987

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