Hector and the Search for Happiness

2014 | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Synopsis

A psychiatrist searches the globe to find the secret of happiness.

Scores

Overall Score
68.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
74.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
68.7%
Review Aggregate
53.8

Critic Consensus

38.4% Fresh • 86 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 38% of 86 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, lighthearted, funny. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotlightheartedfunnycharacter-drivenemotionalthought-provokingstylized

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Simon Pegg2014$409,000$543,000(est)
Toni Collette2014$252,000$334,000(est)
Rosamund Pike2014$190,000$251,000(est)
Stellan Skarsgård2014$155,000$206,000(est)
Jean Reno2014$133,000$176,000(est)
Veronica Ferres2014$117,000$155,000(est)
Barry Atsma2014$105,000$139,000(est)
Christopher Plummer2014$95,000$127,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score38.0
RT critic review count86
Rotten Tomatoes audience score61.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating6.9
IMDb votes51,955

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2014$1,124,445$1,490,234
International2014$5,213,283$6,909,197
Worldwide2014$6,337,728$8,399,431

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 Revenue2014$2,647,536$3,508,796
Digital Rentals ?2014$3,176,000$4,209,173
Digital Purchases ?2014$2,516,000$3,334,471
Physical Rentals ?2014$3,620,000$4,797,609
Physical Purchases ?2014$9,759,000$12,933,664
TV & Streaming Revenue2014$449,778$596,094
Total Revenues2014$22,168,314$29,379,806
Expenses
Budget ?2014$9,100,000$12,060,287
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2014$4,867,000 (est)$6,450,266 (est)
Participations2014$887,000$1,175,547
Residuals ?2014$1,191,000$1,578,440
Interest & Overhead2014$1,820,000$2,412,057
Total Expenses2014$17,865,000$23,676,597
Movie Net Profit or Loss2014$4,303,314$5,703,209

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