Ben Is Back

2018 | Drama

Synopsis

A drug addicted teenage boy shows up unexpectedly at his family's home on Christmas Eve.

Scores

Overall Score
74.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
76.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
72.7%
Review Aggregate
73.3

Critic Consensus

81.3% Fresh • 219 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 81% of 219 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, family-friendly, emotional. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

character-drivenfamily-friendlyemotionalsuspensefulchristmasgrittycoming of agedarkrealisticstylized

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Julia Roberts2018$1,251,000$1,562,000(est)
Lucas Hedges2018$770,000$962,000(est)
Courtney B. Vance2018$580,000$724,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score81.0
RT critic review count219
Rotten Tomatoes audience score69.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating6.7
IMDb votes25,109

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2018$3,703,184$4,626,399
International2018$6,431,020$8,034,293
Worldwide2018$10,134,204$12,660,692

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$4,424,000$5,526,917
Digital Rentals ?2018$3,172,000$3,962,789
Digital Purchases ?2018$3,825,000$4,778,584
Physical Rentals ?2018$1,954,000$2,441,138
Physical Purchases ?2018$5,543,000$6,924,887
TV & Streaming Revenue2018$1,481,274$1,850,560
Total Revenues2018$20,399,274$25,484,875
Expenses
Budget ?2018$13,000,000$16,240,940
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2018$6,909,000 (est)$8,631,435 (est)
Participations2018$408,000$509,716
Residuals ?2018$824,000$1,029,426
Interest & Overhead2018$2,600,000$3,248,188
Total Expenses2018$23,741,000$29,659,704
Movie Net Profit or Loss2018$-3,341,726$-4,174,829

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