A Man Called Ove

2016 | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Foreign Language

Synopsis

Ove, an ill-tempered, isolated retiree who spends his days enforcing block association rules and visiting his wife's grave, has finally given up on life just as an unlikely friendship develops with his boisterous new neighbors.

Scores

Overall Score
81.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
80.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
80.6%
Review Aggregate
86.5

Critic Consensus

90.8% Fresh • 119 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 91% of 119 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, lighthearted, emotional. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

funnylightheartedemotionaldarktragiccharacter-drivenromanticfamily-friendlyupliftinggritty

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Rolf Lassgård2016$440,000$575,000(est)
Bahar Pars2016$271,000$354,000(est)
Filip Berg2016$204,000$266,000(est)
Ida Engvoll2016$167,000$218,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score91.0
RT critic review count119
Rotten Tomatoes audience score88.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating7.7
IMDb votes72,851

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2016$3,479,315$4,547,755
International2016$27,213,574$35,570,410
Worldwide2016$30,692,888$40,118,164

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 Revenue2016$12,625,087$16,502,042
Digital Rentals ?2016$3,373,000$4,408,792
Digital Purchases ?2016$3,439,000$4,495,060
Physical Rentals ?2016$2,961,000$3,870,274
Physical Purchases ?2016$8,357,000$10,923,296
TV & Streaming Revenue2016$1,391,726$1,819,102
Total Revenues2016$32,146,813$42,018,565
Expenses
Budget ?2016$3,837,000 (est)$5,015,279 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2016$6,554,000 (est)$8,566,625 (est)
Participations2016$1,286,000$1,680,909
Residuals ?2016$1,107,000$1,446,941
Interest & Overhead2016$767,400$1,003,056
Total Expenses2016$13,551,400$17,712,810
Movie Net Profit or Loss2016$18,595,413$24,305,756

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