Dear Wendy

2005 | Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance

Synopsis

A young boy in a nameless, timeless American town establishes a gang of youthful misfits united in their love of guns and their code of honor.

Scores

Overall Score
50.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
53.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
43.7%
Review Aggregate
53.0

Critic Consensus

37.3% Fresh • 59 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 37% of 59 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, thought-provoking, funny. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotthought-provokingfunnystylizedsatiricalcoming of agemacabredarkpoliticalaction-packed

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Jamie Bell2005$3,374,000$5,419,000(est)
Bill Pullman2005$2,077,000$3,336,000(est)
Michael Angarano2005$1,564,000$2,512,000(est)
Danso Gordon2005$1,278,000$2,054,000(est)
Novella Nelson2005$1,094,000$1,757,000(est)
Chris Owen2005$963,000$1,546,000(est)
Alison Pill2005$864,000$1,388,000(est)
Mark Webber2005$787,000$1,264,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score35.0
RT critic review count62
Rotten Tomatoes audience score65.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating6.5
IMDb votes10,629

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2005$23,106$37,114
International2005$584,123$938,246
Worldwide2005$607,229$975,360

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 Revenue2005$245,202$393,855
Digital Rentals ?2005$44,000$70,675
Digital Purchases ?2005$7,000$11,244
Physical Rentals ?2005$2,458,000$3,948,154
Physical Purchases ?2005$5,902,000$9,480,068
TV & Streaming Revenue2005$15,000,000$24,093,701
Total Revenues2005$23,656,202$37,997,698
Expenses
Budget ?2005$50,000,000$80,312,337
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2005$486,000 (est)$780,636 (est)
Participations2005$473,000$759,755
Residuals ?2005$1,332,000$2,139,521
Interest & Overhead2005$7,500,000$12,046,851
Total Expenses2005$59,791,000$96,039,099
Movie Net Profit or Loss2005$-36,134,798$-58,041,401

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