Beautiful Boy

2011 | Drama

Synopsis

A married couple on the verge of separation are leveled by the news their 18-year-old son committed a mass shooting at his college, then took his own life.

Scores

Overall Score
44.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
43.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
30.2%
Review Aggregate
71.3

Critic Consensus

68.0% Fresh • 200 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 68% of 200 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, character-driven, family-friendly. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

emotionalcharacter-drivenfamily-friendlygrittystylizedupliftingscarytragicdarkrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Steve Carell2011$2,034,000$2,837,000(est)
Timothée Chalamet2011$1,252,000$1,747,000(est)
Maura Tierney2011$943,000$1,315,000(est)
Amy Ryan2011$771,000$1,075,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score68.0
RT critic review count265
Rotten Tomatoes audience score79.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating6.6
IMDb votes7,212

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2011$77,247$107,747
International2011$62,876$87,702
Worldwide2011$140,123$195,449

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$63,774$88,955
Digital Rentals ?2011$1,424,000$1,986,255
Digital Purchases ?2011$458,000$638,838
Physical Rentals ?2011$2,606,000$3,634,959
Physical Purchases ?2011$6,215,000$8,668,944
TV & Streaming Revenue2011$38,624$53,874
Total Revenues2011$10,805,397$15,071,824
Expenses
Budget ?2011$25,000,000$34,871,054
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2011$112,000 (est)$156,222 (est)
Participations2011$216,000$301,286
Residuals ?2011$721,000$1,005,681
Interest & Overhead2011$4,250,000$5,928,079
Total Expenses2011$30,299,000$42,262,323
Movie Net Profit or Loss2011$-19,493,603$-27,190,499

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