Damsels in Distress

2012 | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Romantic Comedy, University

Synopsis

A trio of girls set out to change the male-dominated environment of the Seven Oaks college campus, and to rescue their fellow students from depression, grunge and low standards of every kind.

Scores

Overall Score
56.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
58.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
52.9%
Review Aggregate
58.1

Critic Consensus

75.5% Fresh • 139 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 76% of 139 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, lighthearted, romantic. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

funnylightheartedromanticstylizedfamily-friendlysatiricalcoming of agedarksurrealhistorical

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Greta Gerwig2012$103,000$141,000(est)
Adam Brody2012$63,000$87,000(est)
Lio Tipton2012$48,000$65,000(est)
Megalyn Echikunwoke2012$39,000$53,000(est)
Carrie MacLemore2012$33,000$46,000(est)
Hugo Becker2012$29,000$40,000(est)
Ryan Metcalf2012$26,000$36,000(est)
Billy Magnussen2012$24,000$33,000(est)
Caitlin FitzGerald2012$22,000$30,000(est)
Jermaine Crawford2012$21,000$28,000(est)
Aubrey Plaza2012$19,000$26,000(est)
Zach Woods2012$18,000$25,000(est)
Taylor Nichols2012$17,000$23,000(est)
Carolyn Farina2012$16,000$22,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score75.0
RT critic review count141
Rotten Tomatoes audience score39.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating5.8
IMDb votes10,185

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2012$1,008,455$1,377,841
International2012$305,903$417,952
Worldwide2012$1,314,358$1,795,793

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 Revenue2012$626,589$856,101
Digital Rentals ?2012$2,918,000$3,986,832
Digital Purchases ?2012$1,312,000$1,792,571
Physical Rentals ?2012$4,625,000$6,319,088
Physical Purchases ?2012$11,427,000$15,612,587
TV & Streaming Revenue2012$403,382$551,136
Total Revenues2012$21,311,971$29,118,315
Expenses
Budget ?2012$3,000,000$4,098,868
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2012$1,051,000 (est)$1,435,970 (est)
Participations2012$852,000$1,164,078
Residuals ?2012$1,357,000$1,854,054
Interest & Overhead2012$600,000$819,774
Total Expenses2012$6,860,000$9,372,744
Movie Net Profit or Loss2012$14,451,971$19,745,571

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