Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

2014 | Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Adaptation, Book Adaptation, Children's Book Adaptation

Synopsis

Alexander's day begins with gum stuck in his hair, followed by more calamities. However, he finds little sympathy from his family and begins to wonder if bad things only happen to him, his mom, dad, brother and sister - who all find themselves living through their own terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.

Scores

Overall Score
78.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
77.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
90.1%
Review Aggregate
60.6

Critic Consensus

62.2% Fresh • 119 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 62% of 119 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize family-friendly, funny, thin plot. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

family-friendlyfunnythin plotlightheartedcharacter-drivencoming of agethought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Steve Carell2014$2,694,000$3,570,000(est)
Jennifer Garner2014$1,658,000$2,197,000(est)
Ed Oxenbould2014$1,248,000$1,654,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score62.0
RT critic review count119
Rotten Tomatoes audience score58.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating6.2
IMDb votes48,285

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2014$66,954,148$88,734,752
International2014$33,700,000$44,662,821
Worldwide2014$100,654,150$133,397,576

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$46,957,074$62,232,505
Digital Rentals ?2014$4,518,000$5,987,734
Digital Purchases ?2014$3,579,000$4,743,271
Physical Rentals ?2014$5,151,000$6,826,653
Physical Purchases ?2014$13,884,000$18,400,552
TV & Streaming Revenue2014$16,738,537$22,183,688
Total Revenues2014$90,827,611$120,374,402
Expenses
Budget ?2014$28,000,000$37,108,576
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2014$35,000,000 (est)$46,385,719 (est)
Participations2014$3,633,000$4,814,838
Residuals ?2014$2,471,000$3,274,832
Interest & Overhead2014$4,760,000$6,308,458
Total Expenses2014$73,864,000$97,892,422
Movie Net Profit or Loss2014$16,963,611$22,481,980

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