Lars and the Real Girl

2007 | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Synopsis

A delusional young man strikes up an unconventional relationship with a doll he finds on the Internet.

Scores

Overall Score
77.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
81.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
70.2%
Review Aggregate
80.0

Critic Consensus

80.5% Fresh • 133 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 80% of 133 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize lighthearted, thin plot, emotional. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

lightheartedthin plotemotionalfunnyromanticcharacter-drivenupliftingtragicfamily-friendlygritty

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Ryan Gosling2007$863,000$1,305,000(est)
Emily Mortimer2007$531,000$804,000(est)
Paul Schneider2007$400,000$605,000(est)
Kelli Garner2007$327,000$495,000(est)
Patricia Clarkson2007$280,000$423,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score81.0
RT critic review count137
Rotten Tomatoes audience score84.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating7.3
IMDb votes164,088

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2007$5,972,884$9,038,561
International2007$5,320,779$8,051,753
Worldwide2007$11,293,663$17,090,314

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 Revenue2007$5,114,754$7,739,982
Digital Rentals ?2007$679,000$1,027,507
Digital Purchases ?2007$253,000$382,856
Physical Rentals ?2007$11,681,000$17,676,458
Physical Purchases ?2007$26,248,000$39,720,201
TV & Streaming Revenue2007$2,389,154$3,615,424
Total Revenues2007$46,364,907$70,162,428
Expenses
Budget ?2007$12,000,000$18,159,190
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2007$7,778,000 (est)$11,770,181 (est)
Participations2007$1,855,000$2,807,108
Residuals ?2007$2,949,000$4,462,621
Interest & Overhead2007$2,400,000$3,631,838
Total Expenses2007$26,982,000$40,830,938
Movie Net Profit or Loss2007$19,382,907$29,331,491

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