Misconceptions

2010 | Comedy, Drama, Pregnancy

Synopsis

The story centers on a religiously conservative, married southern woman who receives a message from God instructing her to act as a surrogate mother and carry a child for two married gay men who live in Boston - a Jewish doctor and and African-American dance choreographer. All Hell breaks loose when the African American man comes to her home down south to micro-manage her pregnancy, and he won't leave.

Scores

Overall Score
14.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
7.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
7.4%
Review Aggregate
41.3

Critic Consensus

50.0% Fresh • 2 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 50% of 2 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, lighthearted, character-driven. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

funnylightheartedcharacter-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic scoreN/A
RT critic review count2
Rotten Tomatoes audience score38.0
RT audience rating count100
IMDb rating4.6
IMDb votes277

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2010$6,892$9,913
International2010N/AN/A
Worldwide2010$6,892$9,913

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 Revenue2010$3,446$4,956
Digital Rentals ?2010$207,000$297,735
Digital Purchases ?2010$60,000$86,300
Physical Rentals ?2010$486,000$699,029
Physical Purchases ?2010$1,089,000$1,566,343
TV & Streaming Revenue2010$75,000$107,875
Total Revenues2010$1,920,446$2,762,237
Expenses
Budget ?2010$250,000 (est)$359,583 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2010$80,000 (est)$115,066 (est)
Participations2010$77,000$110,751
Residuals ?2010$122,000$175,476
Interest & Overhead2010$50,000$71,917
Total Expenses2010$579,000$832,794
Movie Net Profit or Loss2010$1,341,446$1,929,443

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