Better Days

2019 | Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller, Foreign Language

Synopsis

While she copes with the pressures of her final examinations, a bullied teenage girl forms an unlikely friendship with a mysterious young man who protects her from her assailants.

Scores

Overall Score
56.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
14.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
95.2%
Review Aggregate
83.5

Critic Consensus

96.7% Fresh • 30 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 97% of 30 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, romantic, character-driven. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

emotionalromanticcharacter-drivendarksuspensefulupliftingpoliticalvisually strikinggrittyrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Zhou Dongyu2019$7,429,000$9,114,000(est)
Jackson Yee2019$4,573,000$5,610,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score97.0
RT critic review count30
Rotten Tomatoes audience score97.0
RT audience rating count100
IMDb rating4.3
IMDb votes135

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2019$1,921,657$2,357,543
International2019$225,391,987$276,517,271
Worldwide2019$227,313,644$278,874,815

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 Revenue2019$91,117,623$111,785,680
Digital Rentals ?2019$2,743,000$3,365,190
Digital Purchases ?2019$3,276,000$4,019,090
Physical Rentals ?2019$1,241,000$1,522,494
Physical Purchases ?2019$3,571,000$4,381,004
TV & Streaming Revenue2019$768,663$943,017
Total Revenues2019$102,717,286$126,016,475
Expenses
Budget ?2019$19,518,000 (est)$23,945,235 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2019$12,768,000 (est)$15,664,144 (est)
Participations2019$8,217,000$10,080,848
Residuals ?2019$563,000$690,704
Interest & Overhead2019$3,903,600$4,789,047
Total Expenses2019$44,969,600$55,169,979
Movie Net Profit or Loss2019$57,747,686$70,846,496

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