How to Build a Girl

2020 | Comedy

Synopsis

A teenager living with her working-class family on a council estate in Wolverhampton, England, grows up to become a popular but conflicted music journalist.

Scores

Overall Score
46.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
51.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
30.0%
Review Aggregate
65.5

Critic Consensus

79.1% Fresh • 139 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 79% of 139 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize coming of age, lighthearted, funny. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

coming of agelightheartedfunnyrealisticemotionalupliftingdarkfamily-friendlyhistoricalgritty

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Beanie Feldstein2020$1,000$1,000(est)
Paddy Considine2020$0$0(est)
Sarah Solemani2020$0$0(est)
Alfie Allen2020$0$0(est)
Frank Dillane2020$0$0(est)
Laurie Kynaston2020$0$0(est)
Arinzé Kene2020$0$0(est)
Tadhg Murphy2020$0$0(est)
Ziggy Heath2020$0$0(est)
Bobby Schofield2020$0$0(est)
Chris O'Dowd2020$0$0(est)
Joanna Scanlan2020$0$0(est)
Emma Thompson2020$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score79.0
RT critic review count139
Rotten Tomatoes audience score54.0
RT audience rating count100
IMDb rating6.0
IMDb votes5,320

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2020$70,632$85,615
International2020N/AN/A
Worldwide2020$70,632$85,615

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 Revenue2020$35,316$42,808
Digital Rentals ?2020$5,760,000$6,981,886
Digital Purchases ?2020$5,331,000$6,461,881
Physical Rentals ?2020$1,342,000$1,626,682
Physical Purchases ?2020$4,046,000$4,904,290
TV & Streaming Revenue2020$75,000$90,910
Total Revenues2020$16,589,316$20,108,457
Expenses
Budget ?2020$250,000 (est)$303,033 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2020$80,000 (est)$96,971 (est)
Participations2020$664,000$804,856
Residuals ?2020$747,000$905,463
Interest & Overhead2020$50,000$60,607
Total Expenses2020$1,791,000$2,170,930
Movie Net Profit or Loss2020$14,798,316$17,937,527

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