Looking Up

2019 | Drama, Foreign Language

Synopsis

When his space shuttle flight has an accident, an astronaut remembers the lessons his father taught him growing up.

Scores

Overall Score
59.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
25.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
92.0%
Review Aggregate
76.6

Critic Consensus

92.9% Fresh • 28 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 93% of 28 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, funny, romantic. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

thin plotfunnyromanticlightheartedrealisticcharacter-drivenemotionalpsychological

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Katie Findlay2019$1,628,000$1,998,000(est)
James Sweeney2019$1,002,000$1,230,000(est)
Dana Drori2019$755,000$926,000(est)
James Scully2019$617,000$757,000(est)
Tracie Thoms2019$528,000$648,000(est)
Betsy Brandt2019$465,000$570,000(est)
Randall Park2019$417,000$512,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score93.0
RT critic review count28
Rotten Tomatoes audience score69.0
RT audience rating count100
IMDb rating6.1
IMDb votes637

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2019$84,267$103,381
International2019$122,910,320$150,789,853
Worldwide2019$122,994,584$150,893,230

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 Revenue2019$49,206,262$60,367,632
Digital Rentals ?2019$1,105,000$1,355,645
Digital Purchases ?2019$1,319,000$1,618,186
Physical Rentals ?2019$500,000$613,414
Physical Purchases ?2019$1,438,000$1,764,179
TV & Streaming Revenue2019$42,134$51,691
Total Revenues2019$53,610,395$65,770,747
Expenses
Budget ?2019$573,000 (est)$702,973 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2019$1,631,000 (est)$2,000,957 (est)
Participations2019$4,289,000$5,261,866
Residuals ?2019$208,000$255,180
Interest & Overhead2019$114,600$140,595
Total Expenses2019$6,815,600$8,361,571
Movie Net Profit or Loss2019$46,794,795$57,409,176

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