American Animal

2012 | Comedy, Drama

Synopsis

A terminally-ill man descends into madness when he learns his best friend and roommate is leaving for a new job in the morning.

Scores

Overall Score
44.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
61.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
5.0%
Review Aggregate
77.7

Critic Consensus

94.4% Fresh • 160 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 94% of 160 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize family-friendly, character-driven, gritty. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

family-friendlycharacter-drivengrittysuspensefuldarktragicstylizedvisually strikingscarysurreal

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Ben Mendelsohn2012$241,000$329,000(est)
Joel Edgerton2012$148,000$202,000(est)
Guy Pearce2012$112,000$152,000(est)
Luke Ford2012$91,000$125,000(est)
Jacki Weaver2012$78,000$107,000(est)
Sullivan Stapleton2012$69,000$94,000(est)
James Frecheville2012$62,000$84,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score94.0
RT critic review count160
Rotten Tomatoes audience score83.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating4.4
IMDb votes393

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2012$5,928$8,099
International2012N/AN/A
Worldwide2012$5,928$8,099

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 Revenue2012$2,964$4,050
Digital Rentals ?2012$211,000$288,287
Digital Purchases ?2012$95,000$129,797
Physical Rentals ?2012$335,000$457,707
Physical Purchases ?2012$828,000$1,131,287
TV & Streaming Revenue2012$1,500,000$2,049,434
Total Revenues2012$2,971,964$4,060,562
Expenses
Budget ?2012$5,000,000$6,831,446
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2012$80,000 (est)$109,303 (est)
Participations2012$59,000$80,611
Residuals ?2012$161,000$219,973
Interest & Overhead2012$1,000,000$1,366,289
Total Expenses2012$6,300,000$8,607,622
Movie Net Profit or Loss2012$-3,328,036$-4,547,060

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