Like Dandelion Dust

2010 | Drama

Synopsis

A young boy is torn away from his adoptive parents by his alcoholic, abusive birth parents.

Scores

Overall Score
46.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
34.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
42.2%
Review Aggregate
79.3

Critic Consensus

87.5% Fresh • 16 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 88% of 16 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, family-friendly, character-driven. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

emotionalfamily-friendlycharacter-drivengrittyvisually strikingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Mira Sorvino2010$4,000$6,000(est)
Barry Pepper2010$2,000$4,000(est)
Cole Hauser2010$2,000$3,000(est)
Kate Levering2010$2,000$2,000(est)
Maxwell Perry Cotton2010$1,000$2,000(est)
L. Scott Caldwell2010$1,000$2,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score88.0
RT critic review count16
Rotten Tomatoes audience score76.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating7.0
IMDb votes3,319

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2010$352,810$507,458
International2010N/AN/A
Worldwide2010$352,810$507,458

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 Revenue2010$176,405$253,729
Digital Rentals ?2010$2,136,000$3,072,275
Digital Purchases ?2010$623,000$896,080
Physical Rentals ?2010$5,014,000$7,211,792
Physical Purchases ?2010$11,233,000$16,156,773
TV & Streaming Revenue2010$148,180$213,132
Total Revenues2010$19,330,585$27,803,781
Expenses
Budget ?2010$388,000 (est)$558,072 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2010$282,000 (est)$405,609 (est)
Participations2010$773,000$1,111,830
Residuals ?2010$1,312,000$1,887,090
Interest & Overhead2010$77,600$111,614
Total Expenses2010$2,832,600$4,074,217
Movie Net Profit or Loss2010$16,497,985$23,729,564

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