Boy A

2008 | Drama

Synopsis

The story of a young Jack, newly released from serving a prison sentence for a violent crime he committed as a child.

Scores

Overall Score
64.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
67.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
48.6%
Review Aggregate
84.4

Critic Consensus

90.9% Fresh • 55 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 91% of 55 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, character-driven, dark. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

emotionalcharacter-drivendarksuspensefulthought-provokingvisually strikingcoming of ageromanticscary

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Andrew Garfield2008$11,000$16,000(est)
Peter Mullan2008$7,000$10,000(est)
Siobhan Finneran2008$5,000$7,000(est)
Josef Altin2008$4,000$6,000(est)
Jeremy Swift2008$3,000$5,000(est)
Shaun Evans2008$3,000$4,000(est)
Katie Lyons2008$3,000$4,000(est)
Anthony Lewis2008$2,000$4,000(est)
Tilly Vosburgh2008$2,000$3,000(est)
Steven Pacey2008$2,000$3,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score88.0
RT critic review count60
Rotten Tomatoes audience score87.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating7.5
IMDb votes39,797

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2008$113,662$165,610
International2008$1,088,713$1,586,295
Worldwide2008$1,202,375$1,751,904

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 Revenue2008$492,316$717,323
Digital Rentals ?2008$630,000$917,933
Digital Purchases ?2008$225,000$327,833
Physical Rentals ?2008$5,224,000$7,611,560
Physical Purchases ?2008$10,823,000$15,769,508
TV & Streaming Revenue2008$56,831$82,805
Total Revenues2008$17,451,147$25,426,962
Expenses
Budget ?2008$1,323,000 (est)$1,927,660 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2008$962,000 (est)$1,401,669 (est)
Participations2008$698,000$1,017,012
Residuals ?2008$1,215,000$1,770,300
Interest & Overhead2008$264,600$385,532
Total Expenses2008$4,462,600$6,502,172
Movie Net Profit or Loss2008$12,988,547$18,924,790

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