Best Man Down

2013 | Comedy, Drama

Synopsis

A newlywed couple cancels their honeymoon and returns to the snowy Midwest to make the funeral arrangements for their best man, who died unexpectedly after their ceremony.

Scores

Overall Score
32.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
53.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
1.3%
Review Aggregate
41.4

Critic Consensus

25.0% Fresh • 12 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 25% of 12 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, uneven tone, character-driven. Many reviews cite uneven tone as the main reasons it falls short.

funnyuneven tonecharacter-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Justin Long2013$78,000$105,000(est)
Jess Weixler2013$48,000$65,000(est)
Tyler Labine2013$36,000$49,000(est)
Addison Timlin2013$30,000$40,000(est)
Shelley Long2013$25,000$34,000(est)
Frances O'Connor2013$22,000$30,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score25.0
RT critic review count12
Rotten Tomatoes audience score44.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating6.4
IMDb votes10,232

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2013$1,938$2,609
International2013N/AN/A
Worldwide2013$1,938$2,609

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 Revenue2013$969$1,305
Digital Rentals ?2013$46,000$61,932
Digital Purchases ?2013$27,000$36,352
Physical Rentals ?2013$59,000$79,435
Physical Purchases ?2013$154,000$207,338
TV & Streaming Revenue2013$450,000$605,858
Total Revenues2013$736,969$992,220
Expenses
Budget ?2013$1,500,000$2,019,528
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2013$80,000 (est)$107,708 (est)
Participations2013$15,000$20,195
Residuals ?2013$38,000$51,161
Interest & Overhead2013$300,000$403,906
Total Expenses2013$1,933,000$2,602,498
Movie Net Profit or Loss2013$-1,196,031$-1,610,279

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