Liberal Arts

2012 | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Synopsis

When 30-something Jesse returns to his alma mater for a professor's retirement party, he falls for Zibby, a college student, and is faced with a powerful attraction that springs up between them.

Scores

Overall Score
61.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
67.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
51.5%
Review Aggregate
66.5

Critic Consensus

71.7% Fresh • 113 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 72% of 113 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize romantic, thin plot, lighthearted. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

romanticthin plotlightheartedfunnycoming of agecharacter-drivenemotionalrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Josh Radnor2012$13,000$18,000(est)
Elizabeth Olsen2012$8,000$11,000(est)
Richard Jenkins2012$6,000$8,000(est)
Allison Janney2012$5,000$7,000(est)
John Magaro2012$4,000$6,000(est)
Elizabeth Reaser2012$4,000$5,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score72.0
RT critic review count114
Rotten Tomatoes audience score60.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating6.7
IMDb votes41,625

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2012$327,345$447,248
International2012$823,336$1,124,915
Worldwide2012$1,150,681$1,572,163

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 Revenue2012$493,007$673,590
Digital Rentals ?2012$2,602,000$3,555,084
Digital Purchases ?2012$1,170,000$1,598,558
Physical Rentals ?2012$4,124,000$5,634,577
Physical Purchases ?2012$10,188,000$13,919,754
TV & Streaming Revenue2012$147,305$201,262
Total Revenues2012$18,724,312$25,582,825
Expenses
Budget ?2012$1,266,000 (est)$1,729,722 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2012$921,000 (est)$1,258,352 (est)
Participations2012$749,000$1,023,351
Residuals ?2012$1,199,000$1,638,181
Interest & Overhead2012$253,200$345,944
Total Expenses2012$4,388,200$5,995,550
Movie Net Profit or Loss2012$14,336,112$19,587,275

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