Marcel the Shell with Shoes On

2022 | Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy

Synopsis

A cash-strapped documentary maker decides to make his newest documentary about a mollusk shell he finds living in his Airbnb with his friends.

Scores

Overall Score
77.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
77.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
71.2%
Review Aggregate
89.7

Critic Consensus

98.5% Fresh • 198 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 98% of 198 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize lighthearted, thin plot, family-friendly. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

lightheartedthin plotfamily-friendlyfunnyemotionalvisually strikingstylizedupliftingsurrealtragic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Jenny Slate2022$313,000$335,000(est)
Rosa Salazar2022$193,000$206,000(est)
Thomas Mann2022$145,000$155,000(est)
Dean Fleischer Camp2022$119,000$127,000(est)
Lesley Stahl2022$101,000$109,000(est)
Isabella Rossellini2022$89,000$96,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score98.0
RT critic review count198
Rotten Tomatoes audience score90.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating7.6
IMDb votes32,334

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2022$6,333,702$6,788,119
International2022$582,735$624,544
Worldwide2022$6,916,437$7,412,662

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 Revenue2022$3,399,945$3,643,877
Digital Rentals ?2022$4,919,000$5,271,918
Digital Purchases ?2022$7,422,000$7,954,497
Physical Rentals ?2022$1,337,000$1,432,924
Physical Purchases ?2022$4,111,000$4,405,947
TV & Streaming Revenue2022$2,533,481$2,715,247
Total Revenues2022$23,722,426$25,424,411
Expenses
Budget ?2022$6,000,000$6,430,475
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2022$4,652,000 (est)$4,985,762 (est)
Participations2022$949,000$1,017,087
Residuals ?2022$859,000$920,630
Interest & Overhead2022$1,200,000$1,286,095
Total Expenses2022$13,660,000$14,640,048
Movie Net Profit or Loss2022$10,062,426$10,784,363

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