Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

2015 | Comedy, Drama, Adaptation, Book Adaptation, Young Adult Novel Adaptation

Synopsis

High schooler Greg, who spends most of his time making parodies of classic movies with his co-worker Earl, finds his outlook forever altered after befriending a classmate who has just been diagnosed with cancer.

Scores

Overall Score
80.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
89.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
68.8%
Review Aggregate
82.2

Critic Consensus

81.0% Fresh • 211 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 81% of 211 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize coming of age, thin plot, emotional. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

coming of agethin plotemotionalfunnylightheartedcharacter-drivenvisually strikingtragicrealisticromantic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Thomas Mann2015$385,000$510,000(est)
Olivia Cooke2015$237,000$314,000(est)
RJ Cyler2015$178,000$236,000(est)
Nick Offerman2015$146,000$193,000(est)
Molly Shannon2015$125,000$165,000(est)
Jon Bernthal2015$110,000$145,000(est)
Connie Britton2015$99,000$131,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score82.0
RT critic review count211
Rotten Tomatoes audience score86.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating7.7
IMDb votes143,109

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2015$6,758,416$8,945,633
International2015$2,316,333$3,065,965
Worldwide2015$9,074,749$12,011,598

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 Revenue2015$4,305,741$5,699,203
Digital Rentals ?2015$3,471,000$4,594,315
Digital Purchases ?2015$3,640,000$4,818,008
Physical Rentals ?2015$3,938,000$5,212,450
Physical Purchases ?2015$10,553,000$13,968,254
TV & Streaming Revenue2015$2,703,366$3,578,253
Total Revenues2015$28,611,108$37,870,483
Expenses
Budget ?2015$8,000,000$10,589,030
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2015$6,785,000 (est)$8,980,821 (est)
Participations2015$1,144,000$1,514,231
Residuals ?2015$1,412,000$1,868,964
Interest & Overhead2015$1,600,000$2,117,806
Total Expenses2015$18,941,000$25,070,851
Movie Net Profit or Loss2015$9,670,108$12,799,632

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