Dark Horse

2012 | Comedy, Drama

Synopsis

Romance blooms between two tricenarians in arrested development: an avid toy collector who is the dark horse of his family and a depressed woman on the rebound.

Scores

Overall Score
46.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
44.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
43.7%
Review Aggregate
57.1

Critic Consensus

69.6% Fresh • 79 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 70% of 79 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize dark, funny, thin plot. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

darkfunnythin plotemotionallightheartedsatiricalupliftinghistoricalcharacter-drivenromantic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score70.0
RT critic review count79
Rotten Tomatoes audience score41.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating5.9
IMDb votes6,618

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2012$166,228$227,116
International2012$170,922$233,529
Worldwide2012$337,150$460,644

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$151,483$206,969
Digital Rentals ?2012$1,993,000$2,723,014
Digital Purchases ?2012$896,000$1,224,195
Physical Rentals ?2012$3,159,000$4,316,108
Physical Purchases ?2012$7,806,000$10,665,253
TV & Streaming Revenue2012$83,114$113,558
Total Revenues2012$14,088,597$19,249,097
Expenses
Budget ?2012$371,000 (est)$506,893 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2012$270,000 (est)$368,898 (est)
Participations2012$564,000$770,587
Residuals ?2012$915,000$1,250,155
Interest & Overhead2012$74,200$101,379
Total Expenses2012$2,194,200$2,997,912
Movie Net Profit or Loss2012$11,894,397$16,251,186

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