Birdboy: The Forgotten Children

2017 | Animation, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Foreign Language

Synopsis

Three children decide to leave their homes looking for a better life.

Scores

Overall Score
45.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
42.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
28.2%
Review Aggregate
81.8

Critic Consensus

93.8% Fresh • 32 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 94% of 32 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize dark, visually striking, gritty. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

darkvisually strikinggrittystylizedlightheartedcoming of agescaryemotionaltragicfamily-friendly

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Chloë Grace Moretz2017$38,000$49,000(est)
Diego Nançia2017$24,000$30,000(est)
Eddie Kripke2017$18,000$23,000(est)
Nolan North2017$15,000$19,000(est)
Tom Kenny2017$12,000$16,000(est)
Grey Griffin2017$11,000$14,000(est)
Brian Bloom2017$10,000$13,000(est)
Richard E. Grant2017$9,000$11,000(est)
Patti LaBelle2017$8,000$11,000(est)
Tony Hale2017$8,000$10,000(est)
Diego Luna2017$7,000$9,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score94.0
RT critic review count32
Rotten Tomatoes audience score75.0
RT audience rating count250
IMDb rating7.2
IMDb votes3,444

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2017$38,786$49,642
International2017$16,059$20,554
Worldwide2017$54,845$70,195

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 Revenue2017$25,817$33,042
Digital Rentals ?2017$1,078,000$1,379,717
Digital Purchases ?2017$1,203,000$1,539,703
Physical Rentals ?2017$804,000$1,029,028
Physical Purchases ?2017$2,310,000$2,956,536
TV & Streaming Revenue2017$300,000$383,966
Total Revenues2017$5,720,817$7,321,992
Expenses
Budget ?2017$1,000,000$1,279,886
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2017$80,000 (est)$102,391 (est)
Participations2017$229,000$293,094
Residuals ?2017$305,000$390,365
Interest & Overhead2017$200,000$255,977
Total Expenses2017$1,814,000$2,321,713
Movie Net Profit or Loss2017$3,906,817$5,000,279

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