Down by Love

2016 | Biography, Drama, Romance, Foreign Language

Synopsis

Based on a true story, the impossible love between a prison director and one of its female inmates.

Scores

Overall Score
55.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
76.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
25.8%
Review Aggregate
60.5

Critic Consensus

58.8% Fresh • 160 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 59% of 160 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, funny, stylized. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotfunnystylizedromanticlightheartedvisually strikingsatiricalrealistichistoricalcharacter-driven

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Renée Zellweger2016$2,516,000$3,289,000(est)
Ewan McGregor2016$1,549,000$2,024,000(est)
David Hyde Pierce2016$1,166,000$1,524,000(est)
Sarah Paulson2016$953,000$1,246,000(est)
Tony Randall2016$816,000$1,066,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score60.0
RT critic review count175
Rotten Tomatoes audience score62.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating5.9
IMDb votes2,690

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2016$675$882
International2016$53,105$69,413
Worldwide2016$53,780$70,295

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 Revenue2016$21,580$28,206
Digital Rentals ?2016$15,000$19,606
Digital Purchases ?2016$15,000$19,606
Physical Rentals ?2016$13,000$16,992
Physical Purchases ?2016$37,000$48,362
TV & Streaming Revenue2016$10,500,000$13,724,376
Total Revenues2016$10,601,580$13,857,149
Expenses
Budget ?2016$35,000,000$45,747,919
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2016$80,000 (est)$104,567 (est)
Participations2016$212,000$277,102
Residuals ?2016$508,000$663,998
Interest & Overhead2016$5,950,000$7,777,146
Total Expenses2016$41,750,000$54,570,732
Movie Net Profit or Loss2016$-31,148,420$-40,713,583

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