Cake

2015 | Drama

Synopsis

The acerbic, hilarious Claire Bennett becomes fascinated by the suicide of a woman in her chronic pain support group. As she uncovers the details of Nina's suicide and develops a poignant relationship with Nina's husband, she also grapples with her own, very raw personal tragedy.

Scores

Overall Score
63.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
75.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
56.8%
Review Aggregate
51.0

Critic Consensus

48.8% Fresh • 125 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 49% of 125 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, emotional, tragic. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotemotionaltragiccharacter-drivengrittylightheartedvisually strikingfunnyuplifting

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Jennifer Aniston2015$652,000$863,000(est)
Adriana Barraza2015$401,000$531,000(est)
Felicity Huffman2015$302,000$400,000(est)
William H. Macy2015$247,000$327,000(est)
Anna Kendrick2015$211,000$280,000(est)
Sam Worthington2015$186,000$246,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score49.0
RT critic review count125
Rotten Tomatoes audience score44.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating6.4
IMDb votes39,637

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2015$1,951,776$2,583,427
International2015$408,505$540,709
Worldwide2015$2,360,281$3,124,136

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 Revenue2015$1,139,290$1,507,997
Digital Rentals ?2015$2,987,000$3,953,679
Digital Purchases ?2015$3,132,000$4,145,605
Physical Rentals ?2015$3,388,000$4,484,454
Physical Purchases ?2015$9,079,000$12,017,225
TV & Streaming Revenue2015$780,710$1,033,371
Total Revenues2015$20,506,000$27,142,330
Expenses
Budget ?2015$10,000,000$13,236,287
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2015$2,242,000 (est)$2,967,576 (est)
Participations2015$820,000$1,085,376
Residuals ?2015$1,140,000$1,508,937
Interest & Overhead2015$2,000,000$2,647,257
Total Expenses2015$16,202,000$21,445,432
Movie Net Profit or Loss2015$4,304,000$5,696,898

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