Last Life in the Universe (2004) Profit, Box Office & Budget

Synopsis

A suicidal, obsessively compulsive Japanese librarian is forced to lie low in Thailand with a pot-smoking woman coping with the recent loss of her sister.

Scores

Overall Score

49.2

Popularity Percentile (Year)

56.8%

Box Office Percentile (Year)

18.4%

Review Aggregate

86.0

Critic Consensus

92.1% Fresh • 38 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 92% of 38 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize romantic, visually striking, character-driven. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

Cast

Cast	Year	Reported Salary	Inflation Adjusted	Notes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score90.0

RT critic review count40

Rotten Tomatoes audience score90.0

RT audience rating count5,000

IMDb rating7.4

IMDb votes11,816

Rotten Tomatoes IMDb

Box Office ?

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Domestic	2004	$32,014	$53,165
International	2004	N/A	N/A
Worldwide	2004	$32,014	$53,165

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	2004	$16,007	$26,582
Digital Rentals ?	2004	$28,000	$46,499
Digital Purchases ?	2004	$1,000	$1,661
Physical Rentals ?	2004	$2,996,000	$4,975,358
Physical Purchases ?	2004	$6,268,000	$10,409,061
TV & Streaming Revenue	2004	$75,000	$124,550
Total Revenues	2004	$9,384,007	$15,583,711
Expenses
Budget ?	2004	$250,000 (est)	$415,167 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?	2004	$80,000 (est)	$132,853 (est)
Participations	2004	$375,000	$622,750
Residuals ?	2004	$681,000	$1,130,914
Interest & Overhead	2004	$50,000	$83,033
Total Expenses	2004	$1,436,000	$2,384,718
Movie Net Profit or Loss	2004	$7,948,007	$13,198,993

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Last Life in the Universe