Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.

2023 | Comedy, Drama, Family

Synopsis

Eleven-year-old Margaret moves from the city to the suburbs and starts to contemplate everything about life, friendship and adolescence. She relies on her mother, Barbara, who offers loving support, and her grandmother, Sylvia.

Scores

Overall Score
80.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
77.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
78.0%
Review Aggregate
90.8

Critic Consensus

98.7% Fresh • 150 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 99% of 150 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize coming of age, lighthearted, funny. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

coming of agelightheartedfunnyfamily-friendlycharacter-drivenemotionalhistoricalgrittyrealisticuplifting

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Rachel McAdams2023$2,157,000$2,220,000(est)
Abby Ryder Fortson2023$1,328,000$1,367,000(est)
Elle Graham2023$1,000,000$1,029,000(est)
Benny Safdie2023$817,000$841,000(est)
Kathy Bates2023$699,000$720,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score99.0
RT critic review count232
Rotten Tomatoes audience score94.0
RT audience rating count250
IMDb rating7.3
IMDb votes35,338

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2023$20,372,406$20,974,151
International2023$1,091,637$1,123,881
Worldwide2023$21,464,043$22,098,032

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 Revenue2023$10,622,858$10,936,628
Digital Rentals ?2023$4,801,000$4,942,808
Digital Purchases ?2023$7,382,000$7,600,044
Physical Rentals ?2023$1,057,000$1,088,221
Physical Purchases ?2023$3,163,000$3,256,426
TV & Streaming Revenue2023$4,889,377$5,033,796
Total Revenues2023$31,915,235$32,857,924
Expenses
Budget ?2023$30,000,000$30,886,117
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2023$20,391,000 (est)$20,993,294 (est)
Participations2023$638,000$656,845
Residuals ?2023$875,000$900,845
Interest & Overhead2023$5,100,000$5,250,640
Total Expenses2023$57,004,000$58,687,741
Movie Net Profit or Loss2023$-25,088,765$-25,829,818

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