Higher Ground

2011 | Drama

Synopsis

A chronicle of one woman's lifelong struggle with her faith.

Scores

Overall Score
46.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
36.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
46.7%
Review Aggregate
69.6

Critic Consensus

81.1% Fresh • 90 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 81% of 90 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, emotional, realistic. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

character-drivenemotionalrealisticlightheartedsatiricalgrittystylizedthought-provokingdarkvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Vera Farmiga2011$90,000$125,000(est)
Joshua Leonard2011$55,000$77,000(est)
Norbert Leo Butz2011$42,000$58,000(est)
Dagmara Dominczyk2011$34,000$48,000(est)
John Hawkes2011$29,000$41,000(est)
Bill Irwin2011$26,000$36,000(est)
Ebon Moss-Bachrach2011$23,000$32,000(est)
Donna Murphy2011$21,000$29,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score81.0
RT critic review count90
Rotten Tomatoes audience score62.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating6.2
IMDb votes3,358

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2011$841,733$1,174,085
International2011$1,637$2,283
Worldwide2011$843,370$1,176,368

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 Revenue2011$421,521$587,956
Digital Rentals ?2011$2,565,000$3,577,770
Digital Purchases ?2011$825,000$1,150,745
Physical Rentals ?2011$4,694,000$6,547,389
Physical Purchases ?2011$11,193,000$15,612,468
TV & Streaming Revenue2011$336,693$469,634
Total Revenues2011$20,035,214$27,945,961
Expenses
Budget ?2011$2,000,000$2,789,684
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2011$675,000 (est)$941,518 (est)
Participations2011$801,000$1,117,269
Residuals ?2011$1,318,000$1,838,402
Interest & Overhead2011$400,000$557,937
Total Expenses2011$5,194,000$7,244,810
Movie Net Profit or Loss2011$14,841,214$20,701,151

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