Boy Erased

2018 | Biography, Drama, Homosexual Theme, LGBTQ Theme

Synopsis

The son of a Baptist preacher unwillingly participates in a church-supported gay conversion program after being forcibly outed to his parents.

Scores

Overall Score
78.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
82.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
74.7%
Review Aggregate
75.2

Critic Consensus

80.1% Fresh • 266 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 80% of 266 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, emotional, character-driven. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

thin plotemotionalcharacter-drivenfamily-friendlyupliftingcoming of agevisually strikingthought-provokingtragicdark

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Lucas Hedges2018$583,000$729,000(est)
Nicole Kidman2018$359,000$449,000(est)
Joel Edgerton2018$270,000$338,000(est)
Joe Alwyn2018$221,000$276,000(est)
Xavier Dolan2018$189,000$236,000(est)
Troye Sivan2018$166,000$208,000(est)
Cherry Jones2018$149,000$187,000(est)
Flea2018$136,000$170,000(est)
Russell Crowe2018$125,000$157,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score80.0
RT critic review count266
Rotten Tomatoes audience score74.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating6.9
IMDb votes45,542

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2018$6,788,692$8,481,134
International2018$5,064,389$6,326,957
Worldwide2018$11,853,081$14,808,090

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 Revenue2018$5,420,102$6,771,350
Digital Rentals ?2018$3,437,000$4,293,855
Digital Purchases ?2018$4,144,000$5,177,112
Physical Rentals ?2018$2,117,000$2,644,775
Physical Purchases ?2018$6,006,000$7,503,314
TV & Streaming Revenue2018$2,715,477$3,392,453
Total Revenues2018$23,839,578$29,782,858
Expenses
Budget ?2018$11,000,000$13,742,334
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2018$8,790,000 (est)$10,981,374 (est)
Participations2018$477,000$595,918
Residuals ?2018$947,000$1,183,090
Interest & Overhead2018$2,200,000$2,748,467
Total Expenses2018$23,414,000$29,251,182
Movie Net Profit or Loss2018$425,578$531,676

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