Making Him Famous

2023 | Drama, Family

Synopsis

A popular self-help expert's ever-growing pride spirals into a terrible downfall. At rock-bottom, he finds himself among the desperate and mistreated at a homeless shelter. Who will he become?

Scores

Overall Score
61.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
97.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
1.2%
Review Aggregate
88.3

Critic Consensus

91.9% Fresh • 99 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 92% of 99 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize lighthearted, funny, romantic. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

lightheartedfunnyromantichistoricalcharacter-drivencoming of ageemotionaldarkfamily-friendlygritty

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Patrick Fugit2023$3,818,000$3,931,000(est)
Billy Crudup2023$2,350,000$2,420,000(est)
Frances McDormand2023$1,770,000$1,822,000(est)
Kate Hudson2023$1,447,000$1,490,000(est)
Jason Lee2023$1,238,000$1,274,000(est)
Anna Paquin2023$1,089,000$1,121,000(est)
Fairuza Balk2023$978,000$1,007,000(est)
Noah Taylor2023$891,000$917,000(est)
Philip Seymour Hoffman2023$820,000$844,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score91.0
RT critic review count229
Rotten Tomatoes audience score92.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating7.9
IMDb votes70

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2023$4,967$5,114
International2023N/AN/A
Worldwide2023$4,967$5,114

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 Revenue2023$2,484$2,557
Digital Rentals ?2023$77,000$79,274
Digital Purchases ?2023$118,000$121,485
Physical Rentals ?2023$17,000$17,502
Physical Purchases ?2023$50,000$51,477
TV & Streaming Revenue2023$18,000,000$18,531,670
Total Revenues2023$18,264,484$18,803,966
Expenses
Budget ?2023$60,000,000$61,772,234
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2023$80,000 (est)$82,363 (est)
Participations2023$365,000$375,781
Residuals ?2023$874,000$899,816
Interest & Overhead2023$9,000,000$9,265,835
Total Expenses2023$70,319,000$72,396,028
Movie Net Profit or Loss2023$-52,054,516$-53,592,063

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