Happening

2022 | Drama

Synopsis

An adaptation of Annie Ernaux's novel of the same name, looking back on her experience with abortion when it was still illegal in France in the 1960s.

Scores

Overall Score
66.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
65.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
56.5%
Review Aggregate
85.8

Critic Consensus

99.4% Fresh • 172 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 99% of 172 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, historical, visually striking. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

emotionalhistoricalvisually strikingdarksuspensefulrealisticscarygrittythought-provokingpolitical

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Anamaria Vartolomei2022$14,000$15,000(est)
Kacey Mottet Klein2022$9,000$9,000(est)
Sandrine Bonnaire2022$6,000$7,000(est)
Louise Orry-Diquero2022$5,000$6,000(est)
Louise Chevillotte2022$5,000$5,000(est)
Pio Marmaï2022$4,000$4,000(est)
Anna Mouglalis2022$4,000$4,000(est)
Fabrizio Rongione2022$3,000$3,000(est)
Luàna Bajrami2022$3,000$3,000(est)
Leonor Oberson2022$3,000$3,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score99.0
RT critic review count172
Rotten Tomatoes audience score79.0
RT audience rating count100
IMDb rating7.4
IMDb votes13,294

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2022$181,023$194,011
International2022$1,396,344$1,496,526
Worldwide2022$1,577,367$1,690,536

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 Revenue2022$649,049$695,616
Digital Rentals ?2022$2,531,000$2,712,589
Digital Purchases ?2022$3,818,000$4,091,926
Physical Rentals ?2022$688,000$737,361
Physical Purchases ?2022$2,115,000$2,266,742
TV & Streaming Revenue2022$90,512$97,005
Total Revenues2022$9,891,561$10,601,239
Expenses
Budget ?2022$919,000 (est)$984,934 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2022$1,020,000 (est)$1,093,181 (est)
Participations2022$396,000$424,411
Residuals ?2022$379,000$406,192
Interest & Overhead2022$183,800$196,987
Total Expenses2022$2,897,800$3,105,705
Movie Net Profit or Loss2022$6,993,761$7,495,534

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