Beginners

2011 | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Homosexual Theme, LGBTQ Theme

Synopsis

Oliver, a graphic designer, is attracted to a free-spirited and unpredictable Anna. Memories of his father encourage him to open himself up to the potential of a true and long-lasting relationship.

Scores

Overall Score
76.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
79.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
70.6%
Review Aggregate
79.3

Critic Consensus

85.8% Fresh • 155 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 86% of 155 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, lighthearted, funny. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

emotionallightheartedfunnycharacter-drivenromanticstylizedfamily-friendlygrittydarkrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Ewan McGregor2011$208,000$291,000(est)
Christopher Plummer2011$128,000$179,000(est)
Melanie Laurent2011$97,000$135,000(est)
Goran Višnjić2011$79,000$110,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score86.0
RT critic review count157
Rotten Tomatoes audience score77.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating7.2
IMDb votes96,585

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2011$5,790,894$8,077,383
International2011$8,520,807$11,885,181
Worldwide2011$14,311,701$19,962,564

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$6,303,770$8,792,764
Digital Rentals ?2011$3,753,000$5,234,843
Digital Purchases ?2011$1,207,000$1,683,574
Physical Rentals ?2011$6,868,000$9,579,776
Physical Purchases ?2011$16,376,000$22,841,935
TV & Streaming Revenue2011$2,316,358$3,230,953
Total Revenues2011$36,824,127$51,363,846
Expenses
Budget ?2011$3,200,000$4,463,495
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2011$4,000,000 (est)$5,579,369 (est)
Participations2011$2,946,000$4,109,205
Residuals ?2011$2,020,000$2,817,581
Interest & Overhead2011$640,000$892,699
Total Expenses2011$12,806,000$17,862,349
Movie Net Profit or Loss2011$24,018,127$33,501,497

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