Guy

2018 | Comedy, Drama, Music, Foreign Language

Synopsis

Gauthier, a young journalist, learns through his mother that he's the illegitimate son of Guy Jamet, an aging French pop singer who was famous from the '60s to the '90s. As the old-time crooner embarks on a tour to promote his newly released cover album, Gauthier decides to follow him behind the scenes, on stage, and on the road, under the pretext of filming a documentary about his career.

Scores

Overall Score
45.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
28.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
56.0%
Review Aggregate
67.4

Critic Consensus

100.0% Fresh • 1 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 100% of 1 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, character-driven, emotional. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

funnycharacter-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provokingrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Alex Lutz2018$156,000$195,000(est)
Tom Dingler2018$96,000$120,000(est)
Pascale Arbillot2018$73,000$91,000(est)
Nicole Calfan2018$59,000$74,000(est)
Dani2018$51,000$63,000(est)
Élodie Bouchez2018$45,000$56,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic scoreN/A
RT critic review count1
Rotten Tomatoes audience score67.0
RT audience rating count25
IMDb rating6.8
IMDb votes969

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2018$1,319$1,648
International2018$1,256,618$1,569,897
Worldwide2018$1,257,937$1,571,545

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 Revenue2018$503,307$628,783
Digital Rentals ?2018$11,000$13,742
Digital Purchases ?2018$13,000$16,241
Physical Rentals ?2018$7,000$8,745
Physical Purchases ?2018$20,000$24,986
TV & Streaming Revenue2018$900,000$1,124,373
Total Revenues2018$1,454,307$1,816,870
Expenses
Budget ?2018$3,000,000$3,747,909
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2018$449,000 (est)$560,937 (est)
Participations2018$29,000$36,230
Residuals ?2018$46,000$57,468
Interest & Overhead2018$600,000$749,582
Total Expenses2018$4,124,000$5,152,126
Movie Net Profit or Loss2018$-2,669,693$-3,335,256

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