A Simple Favor

2018 | Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Synopsis

Stephanie is a single mother with a parenting vlog who befriends Emily, a secretive upper-class woman who has a child at the same elementary school. When Emily goes missing, Stephanie takes it upon herself to investigate.

Scores

Overall Score
89.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
94.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
92.5%
Review Aggregate
75.5

Critic Consensus

83.8% Fresh • 259 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 84% of 259 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, noir, dark. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

funnynoirdarkcharacter-drivenstylizedsuspensefullightheartedvisually strikingsatiricalpsychological

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Anna Kendrick2018$1,627,000$2,033,000(est)
Blake Lively2018$800,000 source$999,442reported
Henry Golding2018$754,000$942,000(est)
Andrew Rannells2018$617,000$770,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score84.0
RT critic review count259
Rotten Tomatoes audience score72.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating6.7
IMDb votes186,630

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2018$53,548,584$66,898,411
International2018$44,096,032$55,089,309
Worldwide2018$97,644,616$121,987,720

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 Revenue2018$44,412,705$55,484,929
Digital Rentals ?2018$4,195,000$5,240,826
Digital Purchases ?2018$5,058,000$6,318,975
Physical Rentals ?2018$2,584,000$3,228,199
Physical Purchases ?2018$7,330,000$9,157,392
TV & Streaming Revenue2018$13,387,146$16,724,603
Total Revenues2018$76,966,851$96,154,924
Expenses
Budget ?2018$20,000,000$24,986,062
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2018$25,000,000 (est)$31,232,577 (est)
Participations2018$6,157,000$7,691,959
Residuals ?2018$1,641,000$2,050,106
Interest & Overhead2018$4,000,000$4,997,212
Total Expenses2018$56,798,000$70,957,917
Movie Net Profit or Loss2018$20,168,851$25,197,008

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