It's Kind of a Funny Story

2010 | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Adaptation, Book Adaptation, Young Adult Novel Adaptation

Synopsis

A clinically-depressed teenager gets a new start after he checks himself into an adult psychiatric ward.

Scores

Overall Score
70.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
81.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
61.6%
Review Aggregate
64.0

Critic Consensus

57.8% Fresh • 135 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 58% of 135 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, coming of age, lighthearted. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

funnycoming of agelightheartedemotionaldarkcharacter-drivenstylizedromanticupliftingrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Keir Gilchrist2010$385,000$554,000(est)
Emma Roberts2010$237,000$341,000(est)
Viola Davis2010$178,000$257,000(est)
Lauren Graham2010$146,000$210,000(est)
Jim Gaffigan2010$125,000$180,000(est)
Zoë Kravitz2010$110,000$158,000(est)
Zach Galifianakis2010$99,000$142,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score58.0
RT critic review count137
Rotten Tomatoes audience score66.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating7.1
IMDb votes150,994

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2010$6,363,628$9,153,004
International2010$127,612$183,548
Worldwide2010$6,491,240$9,336,552

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 Revenue2010$3,232,859$4,649,921
Digital Rentals ?2010$3,771,000$5,423,946
Digital Purchases ?2010$1,099,000$1,580,726
Physical Rentals ?2010$8,852,000$12,732,106
Physical Purchases ?2010$19,829,000$28,520,666
TV & Streaming Revenue2010$2,545,451$3,661,201
Total Revenues2010$39,329,310$56,568,567
Expenses
Budget ?2010$8,000,000$11,506,648
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2010$5,573,000 (est)$8,015,819 (est)
Participations2010$1,573,000$2,262,495
Residuals ?2010$2,432,000$3,498,021
Interest & Overhead2010$1,600,000$2,301,330
Total Expenses2010$19,178,000$27,584,313
Movie Net Profit or Loss2010$20,151,310$28,984,255

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