Life of Riley

2014 | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Foreign Language

Synopsis

In the midst of rehearsals for a new play, amateur dramatics proponents Colin and Kathryn receive the shattering news that their friend George is fatally ill and only has a few months to live.

Scores

Overall Score
42.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
21.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
60.7%
Review Aggregate
58.9

Critic Consensus

73.1% Fresh • 26 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 73% of 26 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, character-driven, lighthearted. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

funnycharacter-drivenlightheartedstylizedromanticgritty

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Sabine Azéma2014$381,000$505,000(est)
Hippolyte Girardot2014$234,000$311,000(est)
Caroline Silhol2014$176,000$234,000(est)
Michel Vuillermoz2014$144,000$191,000(est)
Sandrine Kiberlain2014$123,000$164,000(est)
André Dussollier2014$109,000$144,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score73.0
RT critic review count26
Rotten Tomatoes audience score42.0
RT audience rating count100
IMDb rating6.0
IMDb votes1,388

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2014$11,616$15,395
International2014$2,411,763$3,196,325
Worldwide2014$2,423,379$3,211,719

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 Revenue2014$970,513$1,286,227
Digital Rentals ?2014$505,000$669,280
Digital Purchases ?2014$400,000$530,123
Physical Rentals ?2014$576,000$763,376
Physical Purchases ?2014$1,552,000$2,056,875
TV & Streaming Revenue2014$2,190,000$2,902,421
Total Revenues2014$6,193,513$8,208,302
Expenses
Budget ?2014$7,300,000$9,674,736
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2014$941,000 (est)$1,247,113 (est)
Participations2014$124,000$164,338
Residuals ?2014$284,000$376,387
Interest & Overhead2014$1,460,000$1,934,947
Total Expenses2014$10,109,000$13,397,521
Movie Net Profit or Loss2014$-3,915,487$-5,189,219

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