Becoming Astrid

2018 | Biography, Drama, History, Foreign Language, Past

Synopsis

Biopic of Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren, the author of numerous children's books and creator of Pippi Longstocking.

Scores

Overall Score
62.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
58.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
53.7%
Review Aggregate
84.9

Critic Consensus

96.4% Fresh • 28 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 96% of 28 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize suspenseful, historical, coming of age. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

suspensefulhistoricalcoming of ageemotionallightheartedcharacter-drivenrealisticgritty

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Alba August2018$241,000$301,000(est)
Maria Bonnevie2018$148,000$185,000(est)
Magnus Krepper2018$112,000$139,000(est)
Trine Dyrholm2018$91,000$114,000(est)
Henrik Rafaelsen2018$78,000$97,000(est)
Björn Gustafsson2018$69,000$86,000(est)
Maria Fahl Vikander2018$62,000$77,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score96.0
RT critic review count28
Rotten Tomatoes audience score82.0
RT audience rating count100
IMDb rating7.1
IMDb votes7,669

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2018$120,486$150,524
International2018$818,280$1,022,280
Worldwide2018$938,766$1,172,803

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 Revenue2018$387,555$484,174
Digital Rentals ?2018$1,426,000$1,781,506
Digital Purchases ?2018$1,720,000$2,148,801
Physical Rentals ?2018$879,000$1,098,137
Physical Purchases ?2018$2,492,000$3,113,263
TV & Streaming Revenue2018$60,243$75,262
Total Revenues2018$6,964,798$8,701,143
Expenses
Budget ?2018$5,000,000$6,246,515
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2018$751,000 (est)$938,227 (est)
Participations2018$139,000$173,653
Residuals ?2018$337,000$421,015
Interest & Overhead2018$1,000,000$1,249,303
Total Expenses2018$7,227,000$9,028,713
Movie Net Profit or Loss2018$-262,202$-327,570

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