Little Birds

2012 | Drama

Synopsis

Lily and Alison face a life-changing event after they leave their Salton Sea home and follow the boys they meet back to Los Angeles.

Scores

Overall Score
34.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
39.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
16.4%
Review Aggregate
53.5

Critic Consensus

59.1% Fresh • 22 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 59% of 22 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize coming of age, family-friendly, dark. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

coming of agefamily-friendlydarkvisually strikingstylizedromantic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Juno Temple2012$0$0(est)
Kay Panabaker2012$0$0(est)
Kate Bosworth2012$0$0(est)
Leslie Mann2012$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score59.0
RT critic review count22
Rotten Tomatoes audience score42.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating6.1
IMDb votes5,393

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2012$17,739$24,237
International2012N/AN/A
Worldwide2012$17,739$24,237

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$8,870$12,118
Digital Rentals ?2012$730,000$997,391
Digital Purchases ?2012$328,000$448,143
Physical Rentals ?2012$1,156,000$1,579,430
Physical Purchases ?2012$2,857,000$3,903,488
TV & Streaming Revenue2012$75,000$102,472
Total Revenues2012$5,154,870$7,043,042
Expenses
Budget ?2012$250,000 (est)$341,572 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2012$80,000 (est)$109,303 (est)
Participations2012$206,000$281,456
Residuals ?2012$331,000$452,242
Interest & Overhead2012$50,000$68,314
Total Expenses2012$917,000$1,252,887
Movie Net Profit or Loss2012$4,237,870$5,790,155

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