Being 17

2016 | Drama, Romance, Foreign Language

Synopsis

Damien lives with his mother Marianne, a doctor, while his father is on a tour of duty abroad. He is bullied by Thomas, whose mother is ill. The boys find themselves living together when Marianne invites Thomas to come and stay with them.

Scores

Overall Score
58.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
50.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
56.0%
Review Aggregate
82.2

Critic Consensus

95.1% Fresh • 41 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 95% of 41 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize coming of age, character-driven, visually striking. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

coming of agecharacter-drivenvisually strikingemotionalgrittyromantic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Sandrine Kiberlain2016$462,000$604,000(est)
Kacey Mottet Klein2016$284,000$372,000(est)
Corentin Fila2016$214,000$280,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score95.0
RT critic review count41
Rotten Tomatoes audience score75.0
RT audience rating count500
IMDb rating7.2
IMDb votes7,654

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2016$52,713$68,900
International2016$1,992,506$2,604,371
Worldwide2016$2,045,219$2,673,272

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 Revenue2016$823,359$1,076,199
Digital Rentals ?2016$1,236,000$1,615,555
Digital Purchases ?2016$1,260,000$1,646,925
Physical Rentals ?2016$1,085,000$1,418,185
Physical Purchases ?2016$3,061,000$4,000,982
TV & Streaming Revenue2016$1,800,000$2,352,750
Total Revenues2016$9,265,359$12,110,596
Expenses
Budget ?2016$6,000,000$7,842,500
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2016$1,301,000 (est)$1,700,515 (est)
Participations2016$185,000$241,810
Residuals ?2016$462,000$603,872
Interest & Overhead2016$1,200,000$1,568,500
Total Expenses2016$9,148,000$11,957,198
Movie Net Profit or Loss2016$117,359$153,398

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