Blithe Spirit

2021 | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

Synopsis

A spiritualist medium holds a seance for a writer suffering from writer's block but accidentally summons the spirit of his deceased first wife, which leads to an increasingly complex love triangle with his current wife of five years.

Scores

Overall Score
52.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
58.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
54.1%
Review Aggregate
35.5

Critic Consensus

27.9% Fresh • 79 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 28% of 79 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, thin plot, dark. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

funnythin plotdarkcharacter-drivenmacabregrittystylizeduneven tonepacing issueslighthearted

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Dan Stevens2021$9,000$10,000(est)
Leslie Mann2021$5,000$6,000(est)
Isla Fisher2021$4,000$5,000(est)
Judi Dench2021$3,000$4,000(est)
Emilia Fox2021$3,000$3,000(est)
Julian Rhind-Tutt2021$2,000$3,000(est)
Adil Ray2021$2,000$3,000(est)
Michele Dotrice2021$2,000$2,000(est)
Aimee-Ffion Edwards2021$2,000$2,000(est)
Charlie Carter2021$2,000$2,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score28.0
RT critic review count79
Rotten Tomatoes audience score30.0
RT audience rating count100
IMDb rating5.5
IMDb votes9,248

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2021$282,500$327,012
International2021$682,332$789,843
Worldwide2021$964,832$1,116,855

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 Revenue2021$414,183$479,443
Digital Rentals ?2021$4,316,000$4,996,049
Digital Purchases ?2021$4,860,000$5,625,764
Physical Rentals ?2021$1,098,000$1,271,006
Physical Purchases ?2021$3,513,000$4,066,525
TV & Streaming Revenue2021$127,125$147,155
Total Revenues2021$14,328,308$16,585,942
Expenses
Budget ?2021$1,061,000 (est)$1,228,176 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2021$623,000 (est)$721,163 (est)
Participations2021$573,000$663,285
Residuals ?2021$615,000$711,902
Interest & Overhead2021$212,200$245,635
Total Expenses2021$3,084,200$3,570,161
Movie Net Profit or Loss2021$11,244,108$13,015,782

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