Arthur Newman

2013 | Comedy, Drama, Romantic Comedy

Synopsis

A story of a man who fakes his own death and assumes a new identity in order to escape his life, who then moves in with a woman who is also trying to leave her past behind.

Scores

Overall Score
46.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
48.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
53.5%
Review Aggregate
29.9

Critic Consensus

18.4% Fresh • 49 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 18% of 49 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, romantic, character-driven. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotromanticcharacter-drivenlightheartedstylizedpsychologicalemotionalpacing issues

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Colin Firth2013$13,000$17,000(est)
Emily Blunt2013$8,000$10,000(est)
Anne Heche2013$6,000$8,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score18.0
RT critic review count49
Rotten Tomatoes audience score25.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating5.6
IMDb votes8,044

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2013$207,853$279,843
International2013$539,287$726,070
Worldwide2013$747,140$1,005,913

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 Revenue2013$319,641$430,350
Digital Rentals ?2013$2,373,000$3,194,893
Digital Purchases ?2013$1,419,000$1,910,473
Physical Rentals ?2013$3,067,000$4,129,261
Physical Purchases ?2013$7,948,000$10,700,805
TV & Streaming Revenue2013$93,534$125,929
Total Revenues2013$15,220,175$20,491,713
Expenses
Budget ?2013$822,000 (est)$1,106,701 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2013$598,000 (est)$805,118 (est)
Participations2013$609,000$819,928
Residuals ?2013$945,000$1,272,303
Interest & Overhead2013$164,400$221,340
Total Expenses2013$3,138,400$4,225,391
Movie Net Profit or Loss2013$12,081,775$16,266,322

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