Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed

2014 | Comedy, Drama, Foreign Language

Synopsis

In Spain in 1966, an English teacher picks up two hitchhikers on his quest to meet John Lennon.

Scores

Overall Score
58.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
44.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
63.0%
Review Aggregate
82.0

Critic Consensus

93.3% Fresh • 15 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 93% of 15 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, lighthearted, funny. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

character-drivenlightheartedfunnypoliticalemotionalvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Javier Cámara2014$52,000$69,000(est)
Natalia de Molina2014$32,000$42,000(est)
Francesc Colomer2014$24,000$32,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score93.0
RT critic review count15
Rotten Tomatoes audience score78.0
RT audience rating count500
IMDb rating7.0
IMDb votes6,781

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2014$11,600$15,374
International2014$3,063,569$4,060,167
Worldwide2014$3,075,169$4,075,541

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$1,231,228$1,631,754
Digital Rentals ?2014$551,000$730,244
Digital Purchases ?2014$437,000$579,159
Physical Rentals ?2014$628,000$832,292
Physical Purchases ?2014$1,694,000$2,245,069
TV & Streaming Revenue2014$270,600$358,628
Total Revenues2014$4,811,828$6,377,145
Expenses
Budget ?2014$902,000 (est)$1,195,426 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2014$873,000 (est)$1,156,992 (est)
Participations2014$192,000$254,459
Residuals ?2014$209,000$276,989
Interest & Overhead2014$180,400$239,085
Total Expenses2014$2,356,400$3,122,952
Movie Net Profit or Loss2014$2,455,428$3,254,194

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