Freeheld

2015 | Biography, Drama, Romance, Homosexual Theme, LGBTQ Theme

Synopsis

New Jersey police lieutenant Laurel Hester and her registered domestic partner Stacie Andree battle to secure Hester's pension benefits when she is diagnosed with terminal cancer.

Scores

Overall Score
55.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
58.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
53.5%
Review Aggregate
55.4

Critic Consensus

49.6% Fresh • 137 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 50% of 137 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, emotional, romantic. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

character-drivenemotionalromantichistoricalstylizedupliftingpoliticalvisually strikingrealisticsuspenseful

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Julianne Moore2015$456,000$603,000(est)
Elliot Page2015$280,000$371,000(est)
Michael Shannon2015$211,000$280,000(est)
Steve Carell2015$173,000$229,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score50.0
RT critic review count137
Rotten Tomatoes audience score54.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating6.6
IMDb votes13,612

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2015$546,201$722,967
International2015$901,136$1,192,769
Worldwide2015$1,447,337$1,915,737

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 Revenue2015$633,555$838,591
Digital Rentals ?2015$2,338,000$3,094,644
Digital Purchases ?2015$2,452,000$3,245,538
Physical Rentals ?2015$2,653,000$3,511,587
Physical Purchases ?2015$7,108,000$9,408,353
TV & Streaming Revenue2015$229,404$303,646
Total Revenues2015$15,413,959$20,402,359
Expenses
Budget ?2015$7,000,000$9,265,401
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2015$1,158,000 (est)$1,532,762 (est)
Participations2015$617,000$816,679
Residuals ?2015$872,000$1,154,204
Interest & Overhead2015$1,400,000$1,853,080
Total Expenses2015$11,047,000$14,622,126
Movie Net Profit or Loss2015$4,366,959$5,780,233

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