Carol

2015 | Drama, Romance, Christmas, Christmas Season Event, Homosexual Theme, LGBTQ Theme

Synopsis

An aspiring photographer develops an intimate relationship with an older woman in 1950s New York.

Scores

Overall Score
85.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
89.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
81.4%
Review Aggregate
82.1

Critic Consensus

94.1% Fresh • 323 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 94% of 323 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize romantic, character-driven, visually striking. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

romanticcharacter-drivenvisually strikingemotionalhistoricalstylizedchristmaspoliticalgrittyrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Cate Blanchett2015$848,000$1,123,000(est)
Rooney Mara2015$522,000$691,000(est)
Sarah Paulson2015$393,000$520,000(est)
Jake Lacy2015$321,000$425,000(est)
Kyle Chandler2015$275,000$364,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score94.0
RT critic review count323
Rotten Tomatoes audience score75.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating7.3
IMDb votes150,378

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2015$12,711,491$16,825,293
International2015$27,560,644$36,480,057
Worldwide2015$40,272,136$53,305,352

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$17,380,003$23,004,670
Digital Rentals ?2015$3,670,000$4,857,717
Digital Purchases ?2015$3,849,000$5,094,647
Physical Rentals ?2015$4,163,000$5,510,266
Physical Purchases ?2015$11,157,000$14,767,725
TV & Streaming Revenue2015$3,050,758$4,038,070
Total Revenues2015$43,269,761$57,273,094
Expenses
Budget ?2015$11,800,000$15,618,818
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2015$14,750,000 (est)$19,523,522 (est)
Participations2015$1,731,000$2,291,201
Residuals ?2015$1,503,000$1,989,414
Interest & Overhead2015$2,360,000$3,123,764
Total Expenses2015$32,144,000$42,546,719
Movie Net Profit or Loss2015$11,125,761$14,726,376

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