Darling Companion

2012 | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Animal, Dog

Synopsis

The story of a woman who loves her dog more than her husband. And then her husband loses the dog.

Scores

Overall Score
48.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
53.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
51.6%
Review Aggregate
31.5

Critic Consensus

20.2% Fresh • 89 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 20% of 89 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, family-friendly, lighthearted. Many reviews cite thin plot, uneven tone as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotfamily-friendlylightheartedvisually strikingfunnysatiricaluneven tonerealisticcharacter-driven

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Mark Duplass2012$675,000$922,000(est)
Richard Jenkins2012$415,000$568,000(est)
Diane Keaton2012$313,000$427,000(est)
Kevin Kline2012$256,000$349,000(est)
Elisabeth Moss2012$219,000$299,000(est)
Sam Shepard2012$193,000$263,000(est)
Dianne Wiest2012$173,000$236,000(est)
Ayelet Zurer2012$157,000$215,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score21.0
RT critic review count90
Rotten Tomatoes audience score29.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating5.2
IMDb votes3,983

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2012$793,815$1,084,581
International2012$363,442$496,567
Worldwide2012$1,157,257$1,581,148

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$542,284$740,917
Digital Rentals ?2012$2,807,000$3,835,174
Digital Purchases ?2012$1,262,000$1,724,257
Physical Rentals ?2012$4,448,000$6,077,254
Physical Purchases ?2012$10,989,000$15,014,152
TV & Streaming Revenue2012$317,526$433,832
Total Revenues2012$20,365,810$27,825,587
Expenses
Budget ?2012$12,000,000$16,395,470
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2012$926,000 (est)$1,265,184 (est)
Participations2012$815,000$1,113,526
Residuals ?2012$1,301,000$1,777,542
Interest & Overhead2012$2,400,000$3,279,094
Total Expenses2012$17,442,000$23,830,816
Movie Net Profit or Loss2012$2,923,810$3,994,770

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