Barely Lethal

2015 | Action, Comedy, Adventure, High School, School

Synopsis

A teenage special ops agent coveting a "normal" adolescence fakes her own death and enrolls in a suburban high school. She quickly learns that surviving the treacherous waters of high school is more challenging than international espionage.

Scores

Overall Score
54.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
66.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
49.3%
Review Aggregate
37.2

Critic Consensus

26.5% Fresh • 34 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 26% of 34 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize coming of age, funny, surreal. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

coming of agefunnysurreallightheartedsatiricalstylizedgrittyfamily-friendly

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Hailee Steinfeld2015$978,000$1,295,000(est)
Sophie Turner2015$602,000$797,000(est)
Jessica Alba2015$453,000$600,000(est)
Dove Cameron2015$371,000$491,000(est)
Thomas Mann2015$317,000$420,000(est)
Samuel L. Jackson2015$279,000$369,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score26.0
RT critic review count34
Rotten Tomatoes audience score38.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating5.4
IMDb votes24,171

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2015$6,075$8,041
International2015$927,772$1,228,026
Worldwide2015$933,847$1,236,067

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 Revenue2015$374,146$495,231
Digital Rentals ?2015$289,000$382,529
Digital Purchases ?2015$303,000$401,059
Physical Rentals ?2015$328,000$434,150
Physical Purchases ?2015$879,000$1,163,470
TV & Streaming Revenue2015$4,500,000$5,956,329
Total Revenues2015$6,673,146$8,832,767
Expenses
Budget ?2015$15,000,000$19,854,429
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2015$631,000 (est)$835,210 (est)
Participations2015$133,000$176,043
Residuals ?2015$315,000$416,943
Interest & Overhead2015$3,000,000$3,970,886
Total Expenses2015$19,079,000$25,253,510
Movie Net Profit or Loss2015$-12,405,854$-16,420,743

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