Better Living Through Chemistry

2014 | Comedy, Drama

Synopsis

Douglas leads a simple and uneventful existence as a pharmacist in a small town.

Scores

Overall Score
46.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
56.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
37.1%
Review Aggregate
38.4

Critic Consensus

23.5% Fresh • 34 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 24% of 34 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, funny, noir. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotfunnynoirdarksatiricalcharacter-driven

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Sam Rockwell2014$1,000$2,000(est)
Olivia Wilde2014$1,000$1,000(est)
Michelle Monaghan2014$1,000$1,000(est)
Ben Schwartz2014$0$1,000(est)
Ken Howard2014$0$1,000(est)
Ray Liotta2014$0$0(est)
Jane Fonda2014$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score24.0
RT critic review count34
Rotten Tomatoes audience score38.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating6.2
IMDb votes15,967

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2014$75,143$99,587
International2014$45,680$60,540
Worldwide2014$120,823$160,127

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 Revenue2014$55,844$74,010
Digital Rentals ?2014$1,683,000$2,230,490
Digital Purchases ?2014$1,333,000$1,766,633
Physical Rentals ?2014$1,919,000$2,543,263
Physical Purchases ?2014$5,172,000$6,854,484
TV & Streaming Revenue2014$75,000$99,398
Total Revenues2014$10,237,844$13,568,278
Expenses
Budget ?2014$250,000 (est)$331,327 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2014$97,000 (est)$128,555 (est)
Participations2014$410,000$543,376
Residuals ?2014$619,000$820,365
Interest & Overhead2014$50,000$66,265
Total Expenses2014$1,426,000$1,889,887
Movie Net Profit or Loss2014$8,811,844$11,678,391

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