Kill Your Darlings

2013 | Biography, Drama, Romance, Thriller

Synopsis

A murder in 1944 draws together the great poets of the beat generation: Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, and William Burroughs.

Scores

Overall Score
67.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
73.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
60.4%
Review Aggregate
67.8

Critic Consensus

77.4% Fresh • 146 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 77% of 146 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, historical, gritty. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

character-drivenhistoricalgrittydarkstylizedcoming of ageromanticemotionallightheartedsuspenseful

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Daniel Radcliffe2013$270,000$363,000(est)
Dane DeHaan2013$166,000$223,000(est)
Ben Foster2013$125,000$168,000(est)
Michael C. Hall2013$102,000$138,000(est)
Jack Huston2013$87,000$118,000(est)
Jennifer Jason Leigh2013$77,000$104,000(est)
Elizabeth Olsen2013$69,000$93,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score77.0
RT critic review count146
Rotten Tomatoes audience score60.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating6.4
IMDb votes42,737

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2013$1,030,064$1,386,829
International2013$847,860$1,141,518
Worldwide2013$1,877,924$2,528,346

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$854,176$1,150,021
Digital Rentals ?2013$3,217,000$4,331,214
Digital Purchases ?2013$1,923,000$2,589,035
Physical Rentals ?2013$4,158,000$5,598,131
Physical Purchases ?2013$10,773,000$14,504,249
TV & Streaming Revenue2013$412,026$554,731
Total Revenues2013$21,337,202$28,727,381
Expenses
Budget ?2013$5,600,000$7,539,571
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2013$1,502,000 (est)$2,022,221 (est)
Participations2013$853,000$1,148,438
Residuals ?2013$1,298,000$1,747,565
Interest & Overhead2013$1,120,000$1,507,914
Total Expenses2013$10,373,000$13,965,708
Movie Net Profit or Loss2013$10,964,202$14,761,673

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