Dallas Buyers Club

2013 | Biography, Drama, Homosexual Theme, LGBTQ Theme

Synopsis

In 1985 Dallas, electrician and hustler Ron Woodroof works around the system to help AIDS patients get the medication they need after he is diagnosed with the disease.

Scores

Overall Score
90.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
95.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
83.8%
Review Aggregate
88.4

Critic Consensus

92.0% Fresh • 264 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 92% of 264 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, emotional, historical. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

character-drivenemotionalhistoricalgrittyfunnyrealisticupliftingstylizedscaryvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Matthew McConaughey2013$200,000 source$269,270reported
Jennifer Garner2013$237,000$319,000(est)
Jared Leto2013$178,000$240,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score92.0
RT critic review count264
Rotten Tomatoes audience score91.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating7.9
IMDb votes539,118

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2013$27,298,285$36,753,099
International2013$27,900,000$37,563,219
Worldwide2013$55,198,285$74,316,318

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 Revenue2013$24,809,142$33,401,837
Digital Rentals ?2013$4,645,000$6,253,805
Digital Purchases ?2013$2,777,000$3,738,819
Physical Rentals ?2013$6,003,000$8,082,151
Physical Purchases ?2013$15,555,000$20,942,504
TV & Streaming Revenue2013$6,551,588$8,820,744
Total Revenues2013$60,340,731$81,239,860
Expenses
Budget ?2013$5,000,000$6,731,760
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2013$6,250,000 (est)$8,414,700 (est)
Participations2013$4,827,000$6,498,841
Residuals ?2013$2,164,000$2,913,506
Interest & Overhead2013$1,000,000$1,346,352
Total Expenses2013$19,241,000$25,905,158
Movie Net Profit or Loss2013$41,099,731$55,334,702

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