Answers to Nothing

2011 | Drama, Mystery, Romance

Synopsis

Against the backdrop of a missing girl case, lost souls throughout Los Angeles search for meaning and redemption and affect each other in ways they don't always see.

Scores

Overall Score
19.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
22.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
11.0%
Review Aggregate
28.9

Critic Consensus

8.7% Fresh • 23 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 9% of 23 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, character-driven, psychological. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotcharacter-drivenpsychologicaltragicpacing issuesgrittystylized

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Elizabeth Mitchell2011$78,000$109,000(est)
Dane Cook2011$48,000$67,000(est)
Julie Benz2011$36,000$51,000(est)
Barbara Hershey2011$30,000$41,000(est)
Kali Hawk2011$25,000$35,000(est)
Zach Gilford2011$22,000$31,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score9.0
RT critic review count23
Rotten Tomatoes audience score36.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating5.1
IMDb votes1,149

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2011$22,029$30,727
International2011N/AN/A
Worldwide2011$22,029$30,727

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 Revenue2011$11,014$15,363
Digital Rentals ?2011$509,000$709,975
Digital Purchases ?2011$164,000$228,754
Physical Rentals ?2011$932,000$1,299,993
Physical Purchases ?2011$2,222,000$3,099,339
TV & Streaming Revenue2011$450,000$627,679
Total Revenues2011$4,288,014$5,981,103
Expenses
Budget ?2011$1,500,000$2,092,263
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2011$80,000 (est)$111,587 (est)
Participations2011$172,000$239,913
Residuals ?2011$273,000$380,792
Interest & Overhead2011$300,000$418,453
Total Expenses2011$2,325,000$3,243,008
Movie Net Profit or Loss2011$1,963,014$2,738,095

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