Joy

2015 | Biography, Drama

Synopsis

Joy is the story of the title character, who rose to become founder and matriarch of a powerful family business dynasty.

Scores

Overall Score
84.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
90.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
90.5%
Review Aggregate
60.9

Critic Consensus

60.7% Fresh • 270 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 61% of 270 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, historical, uplifting. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plothistoricalupliftingfamily-friendlycharacter-drivenemotionalgrittystylizedfunnychristmas

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Jennifer Lawrence2015$4,333,000$5,735,000(est)
Robert De Niro2015$2,667,000$3,530,000(est)
Édgar Ramírez2015$2,008,000$2,658,000(est)
Diane Ladd2015$1,642,000$2,173,000(est)
Virginia Madsen2015$1,404,000$1,859,000(est)
Isabella Rossellini2015$1,236,000$1,636,000(est)
Bradley Cooper2015$1,110,000$1,469,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score61.0
RT critic review count270
Rotten Tomatoes audience score57.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating6.6
IMDb votes150,502

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2015$56,451,232$74,720,474
International2015$44,682,828$59,143,476
Worldwide2015$101,134,056$133,863,944

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 Revenue2015$46,098,747$61,017,627
Digital Rentals ?2015$4,202,000$5,561,888
Digital Purchases ?2015$4,406,000$5,831,908
Physical Rentals ?2015$4,767,000$6,309,738
Physical Purchases ?2015$12,773,000$16,906,710
TV & Streaming Revenue2015$14,112,808$18,680,118
Total Revenues2015$86,359,555$114,307,990
Expenses
Budget ?2015$60,000,000$79,417,725
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2015$36,109,000 (est)$47,794,910 (est)
Participations2015$1,727,000$2,285,907
Residuals ?2015$2,232,000$2,954,339
Interest & Overhead2015$9,000,000$11,912,659
Total Expenses2015$109,068,000$144,365,540
Movie Net Profit or Loss2015$-22,708,445$-30,057,550

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