Begin Again

2014 | Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance

Synopsis

A chance encounter between a down-and-out music business executive, and a young singer songwriter new to Manhattan, turns into a promising collaboration between the two talents.

Scores

Overall Score
74.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
62.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
85.9%
Review Aggregate
79.3

Critic Consensus

82.6% Fresh • 167 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 83% of 167 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize lighthearted, romantic, character-driven. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

lightheartedromanticcharacter-drivenrealisticfunnyemotionalvisually strikingupliftingstylizedsuspenseful

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Keira Knightley2014$360,000$477,000(est)
Mark Ruffalo2014$222,000$294,000(est)
Hailee Steinfeld2014$167,000$221,000(est)
Adam Levine2014$136,000$181,000(est)
James Corden2014$117,000$155,000(est)
Yasiin Bey2014$103,000$136,000(est)
CeeLo Green2014$92,000$122,000(est)
Catherine Keener2014$84,000$111,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score83.0
RT critic review count167
Rotten Tomatoes audience score81.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating7.1
IMDb votes67

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2014$16,170,632$21,431,040
International2014$47,294,228$62,679,336
Worldwide2014$63,464,860$84,110,376

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 Revenue2014$27,003,007$35,787,254
Digital Rentals ?2014$3,734,000$4,948,694
Digital Purchases ?2014$2,958,000$3,920,256
Physical Rentals ?2014$4,256,000$5,640,503
Physical Purchases ?2014$11,474,000$15,206,564
TV & Streaming Revenue2014$3,880,952$5,143,450
Total Revenues2014$53,305,959$70,646,721
Expenses
Budget ?2014$8,000,000$10,602,450
Print & Advertising (P&A) ? source2014$20,000,000$26,506,125
Participations2014$2,132,000$2,825,553
Residuals ?2014$1,563,000$2,071,454
Interest & Overhead2014$1,600,000$2,120,490
Total Expenses2014$33,295,000$44,126,072
Movie Net Profit or Loss2014$20,010,959$26,520,649

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