Housekeeping for Beginners

2024 | Comedy, Drama

Synopsis

Despite never aspiring to be a mother, Dita finds herself compelled to raise her girlfriend's two daughters. As their individual wills clash, a heartwarming story unfolds about an unlikely family's struggle to stay together.

Scores

Overall Score
41.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
31.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
35.6%
Review Aggregate
74.1

Critic Consensus

93.8% Fresh • 48 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 94% of 48 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize family-friendly, character-driven, stylized. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

family-friendlycharacter-drivenstylizedgrittyrealisticlightheartedvisually strikingpoliticalemotional

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Anamaria Marinca2024$4,000$4,000(est)
Alina Serban2024$2,000$2,000(est)
Samson Selim2024$2,000$2,000(est)
Vladimir Tintor2024$1,000$1,000(est)
Mia Mustafi2024$1,000$1,000(est)
Dżada Selim2024$1,000$1,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score94.0
RT critic review count48
Rotten Tomatoes audience score55.0
RT audience rating count25
IMDb rating6.9
IMDb votes1,236

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2024$280,510$280,510
International2024$49,542$49,542
Worldwide2024$330,052$330,052

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 Revenue2024$160,072$160,072
Digital Rentals ?2024$1,668,000$1,668,000
Digital Purchases ?2024$2,378,000$2,378,000
Physical Rentals ?2024$240,000$240,000
Physical Purchases ?2024$890,000$890,000
TV & Streaming Revenue2024$126,230$126,230
Total Revenues2024$5,462,301$5,462,301
Expenses
Budget ?2024$363,000 (est)$363,000 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2024$264,000 (est)$264,000 (est)
Participations2024$218,000$218,000
Residuals ?2024$195,000$195,000
Interest & Overhead2024$72,600$72,600
Total Expenses2024$1,112,600$1,112,600
Movie Net Profit or Loss2024$4,349,701$4,349,701

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