Backwards

2012 | Romance, Sport, Olympics, Sports

Synopsis

When a fiercely competitive 30 year old rower fails to make the Olympic boat for the second time, she takes a coaching job at a school but struggles to adjust to life off the race course.

Scores

Overall Score
26.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
16.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
29.3%
Review Aggregate
43.1

Critic Consensus

29.4% Fresh • 17 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 29% of 17 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, family-friendly, romantic. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotfamily-friendlyromanticcharacter-drivenemotionalvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
James Van Der Beek2012$1,000$1,000(est)
Sarah Megan Thomas2012$1,000$1,000(est)
Margaret Colin2012$0$1,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score28.0
RT critic review count18
Rotten Tomatoes audience score52.0
RT audience rating count250
IMDb rating5.5
IMDb votes805

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2012$61,465$83,979
International2012N/AN/A
Worldwide2012$61,465$83,979

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$30,732$41,989
Digital Rentals ?2012$1,293,000$1,766,612
Digital Purchases ?2012$581,000$793,814
Physical Rentals ?2012$2,050,000$2,800,893
Physical Purchases ?2012$5,064,000$6,918,889
TV & Streaming Revenue2012$75,000$102,472
Total Revenues2012$9,093,732$12,424,668
Expenses
Budget ?2012$250,000 (est)$341,572 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2012$80,000 (est)$109,303 (est)
Participations2012$364,000$497,329
Residuals ?2012$591,000$807,477
Interest & Overhead2012$50,000$68,314
Total Expenses2012$1,335,000$1,823,996
Movie Net Profit or Loss2012$7,758,732$10,600,672

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