Happy Tears

2010 | Comedy, Drama

Synopsis

Two sisters return home to deal with their ailing father, only to face some surprising situations.

Scores

Overall Score
24.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
26.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
17.3%
Review Aggregate
32.3

Critic Consensus

31.2% Fresh • 32 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 31% of 32 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize family-friendly, surreal, realistic. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

family-friendlysurrealrealisticvisually strikingdarklightheartedemotionalfunnymacabre

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Parker Posey2010$0$0(est)
Demi Moore2010$0$0(est)
Rip Torn2010$0$0(est)
Billy Magnussen2010$0$0(est)
Sebastian Roché2010$0$0(est)
Ellen Barkin2010$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score29.0
RT critic review count34
Rotten Tomatoes audience score22.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating5.2
IMDb votes1,655

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2010$22,464$32,311
International2010N/AN/A
Worldwide2010$22,464$32,311

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 Revenue2010$11,232$16,155
Digital Rentals ?2010$647,000$930,600
Digital Purchases ?2010$189,000$271,845
Physical Rentals ?2010$1,519,000$2,184,825
Physical Purchases ?2010$3,402,000$4,893,202
TV & Streaming Revenue2010$75,000$107,875
Total Revenues2010$5,843,232$8,404,502
Expenses
Budget ?2010$250,000 (est)$359,583 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2010$80,000 (est)$115,066 (est)
Participations2010$234,000$336,569
Residuals ?2010$393,000$565,264
Interest & Overhead2010$50,000$71,917
Total Expenses2010$1,007,000$1,448,399
Movie Net Profit or Loss2010$4,836,232$6,956,103

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