Martha Marcy May Marlene

2011 | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Synopsis

Haunted by painful memories and increasing paranoia, a damaged woman struggles to re-assimilate with her family after fleeing an abusive cult.

Scores

Overall Score
68.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
70.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
61.0%
Review Aggregate
77.8

Critic Consensus

90.0% Fresh • 210 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 90% of 210 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize psychological, character-driven, visually striking. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

psychologicalcharacter-drivenvisually strikingscarystylizedgrittythought-provokingemotionalsuspensefulfamily-friendly

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Elizabeth Olsen2011$39,000$54,000(est)
John Hawkes2011$24,000$34,000(est)
Sarah Paulson2011$18,000$25,000(est)
Hugh Dancy2011$15,000$21,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score90.0
RT critic review count210
Rotten Tomatoes audience score71.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating6.8
IMDb votes57,660

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2011$2,990,625$4,171,450
International2011$1,787,814$2,493,718
Worldwide2011$4,778,439$6,665,168

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 Revenue2011$2,210,438$3,083,212
Digital Rentals ?2011$3,392,000$4,731,305
Digital Purchases ?2011$1,090,000$1,520,378
Physical Rentals ?2011$6,206,000$8,656,390
Physical Purchases ?2011$14,799,000$20,642,269
TV & Streaming Revenue2011$1,196,250$1,668,580
Total Revenues2011$28,893,688$40,302,134
Expenses
Budget ?2011$600,000$836,905
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2011$540,000 (est)$753,215 (est)
Participations2011$2,311,000$3,223,480
Residuals ?2011$1,781,000$2,484,214
Interest & Overhead2011$120,000$167,381
Total Expenses2011$5,352,000$7,465,195
Movie Net Profit or Loss2011$23,541,688$32,836,939

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