Synopsis
A film about finding hope, written and acted by a group of New York City foster care teenagers from the stories of their lives and directed by first-time director Juan Carlos Pineiro Escoriaza. 'Know How' reveals the dynamic journeys of 5 teenagers confronting the realities of life in and around the NYC foster care system. Using a multi-protagonist structure with songs and music, the narrative film weaves a powerful, eye-opening tale of loss, devastation, struggle, and redemption as each character must learn, must know how, to survive. 'Know How' shines a spotlight on the unseen national crisis that is foster care through the authentic voice and real-life view of those living inside it.
Scores
Popularity Percentile (Year)
64.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
3.9%
Critic Consensus
30.8% Fresh • 146 critic reviews
Critic reception is largely negative, with 31% of 146 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize romantic, thin plot, funny. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.
romanticthin plotfunnylightheartedpacing issuescharacter-drivenemotionalgrittycoming of agestylized
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|
| Reese Witherspoon | 2015 | $12,940,000 | $17,128,000 | (est) |
| Owen Wilson | 2015 | $7,965,000 | $10,543,000 | (est) |
| Paul Rudd | 2015 | $5,997,000 | $7,938,000 | (est) |
| Jack Nicholson | 2015 | $4,903,000 | $6,490,000 | (est) |
| Kathryn Hahn | 2015 | $4,194,000 | $5,552,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score50.0
RT critic review count6
Rotten Tomatoes audience score69.0
RT audience rating count50
IMDb rating7.4
IMDb votes70
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Domestic | 2015 | $3,323 | $4,398 |
| International | 2015 | N/A | N/A |
| Worldwide | 2015 | $3,323 | $4,398 |
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).
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Revenues |
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2015 | $1,662 | $2,199 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2015 | $106,000 | $140,305 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2015 | $111,000 | $146,923 |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2015 | $120,000 | $158,835 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2015 | $322,000 | $426,208 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2015 | $36,000,000 | $47,650,631 |
| Total Revenues | 2015 | $36,660,662 | $48,525,102 |
| Expenses |
| Budget ? | 2015 | $120,000,000 | $158,835,438 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2015 | $80,000 (est) | $105,890 (est) |
| Participations | 2015 | $733,000 | $970,220 |
| Residuals ? | 2015 | $1,763,000 | $2,333,557 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2015 | $14,400,000 | $19,060,253 |
| Total Expenses | 2015 | $136,976,000 | $181,305,358 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2015 | $-100,315,338 | $-132,780,256 |
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|---|
 | The Lion King | 1994 | Shared genres: 2 | 97.1 | $363,040,218 |
 | La La Land | 2016 | Shared genres: 2 | 95.8 | $147,267,772 |
 | The Jungle Book | 2016 | Shared genres: 2 | 95.5 | $136,030,752 |
 | Frozen II | 2019 | Shared genres: 2 | 93.6 | $416,467,894 |
 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | 2007 | Shared genres: 2 | 93.0 | $17,183,774 |
Tooltips
- Digital Rentals: PVOD, VOD, & On-Demand
- Marketing & distribution costs to release Movie in Theaters. Includes: Online & Offline Ads, Posters, Trailer Production, and physical or digital copies (formerly "prints") sent to cinemas.
- Net Digital Purchase Revenue
- Net Revenues for Physical Rentals: VHS, DVD, BluRay (when appropriate)
- Physical Purchases: VHS $0, DVD $220,000, BluRay $102,000
- Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
- Theatrical box office grosses split into Domestic, International, and Worldwide totals.
- Union-modeled residuals using SAG-AFTRA and WGA schedules as a simplified estimate proxy.
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Budget Tooltip
Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
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