How I Live Now

2013 | Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller, War

Synopsis

An American girl, sent to the English countryside to stay with relatives, finds love and purpose while fighting for her survival as war envelops the world around her.

Scores

Overall Score
62.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
68.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
54.8%
Review Aggregate
61.2

Critic Consensus

65.4% Fresh • 107 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 65% of 107 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize coming of age, romantic, dark. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

coming of ageromanticdarkemotionalsuspensefulcharacter-drivengrittythought-provokingvisually strikingstylized

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Saoirse Ronan2013$58,000$77,000(est)
George MacKay2013$35,000$48,000(est)
Tom Holland2013$27,000$36,000(est)
Harley Bird2013$22,000$29,000(est)
Anna Chancellor2013$19,000$25,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score65.0
RT critic review count107
Rotten Tomatoes audience score55.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating6.4
IMDb votes33,004

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2013$60,213$81,068
International2013$865,549$1,165,334
Worldwide2013$925,762$1,246,401

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 Revenue2013$376,326$506,667
Digital Rentals ?2013$1,749,000$2,354,770
Digital Purchases ?2013$1,046,000$1,408,284
Physical Rentals ?2013$2,261,000$3,044,102
Physical Purchases ?2013$5,858,000$7,886,930
TV & Streaming Revenue2013$300,000$403,906
Total Revenues2013$11,590,326$15,604,658
Expenses
Budget ?2013$1,000,000$1,346,352
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2013$741,000 (est)$997,647 (est)
Participations2013$464,000$624,707
Residuals ?2013$705,000$949,178
Interest & Overhead2013$200,000$269,270
Total Expenses2013$3,110,000$4,187,155
Movie Net Profit or Loss2013$8,480,326$11,417,503

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