My Salinger Year

2021 | Drama

Synopsis

A college grad takes a clerical job working for the literary agent of the renowned, reclusive writer J.D. Salinger.

Scores

Overall Score
57.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
55.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
53.9%
Review Aggregate
66.0

Critic Consensus

70.9% Fresh • 86 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 71% of 86 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize lighthearted, thin plot, emotional. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

lightheartedthin plotemotionalrealisticcharacter-drivenhistoricalvisually strikingstylizedfunny

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Margaret Qualley2021$11,000$13,000(est)
Sigourney Weaver2021$7,000$8,000(est)
Douglas Booth2021$5,000$6,000(est)
Seána Kerslake2021$4,000$5,000(est)
Colm Feore2021$4,000$4,000(est)
Brían F. O'Byrne2021$3,000$4,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score71.0
RT critic review count86
Rotten Tomatoes audience score61.0
RT audience rating count100
IMDb rating6.5
IMDb votes7,765

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2021$54,730$63,354
International2021$902,862$1,045,121
Worldwide2021$957,592$1,108,475

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 Revenue2021$388,510$449,725
Digital Rentals ?2021$2,567,000$2,971,468
Digital Purchases ?2021$2,890,000$3,345,362
Physical Rentals ?2021$653,000$755,890
Physical Purchases ?2021$2,089,000$2,418,152
TV & Streaming Revenue2021$204,600$236,838
Total Revenues2021$8,792,110$10,177,435
Expenses
Budget ?2021$682,000 (est)$789,459 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2021$378,000 (est)$437,559 (est)
Participations2021$352,000$407,463
Residuals ?2021$369,000$427,141
Interest & Overhead2021$136,400$157,892
Total Expenses2021$1,917,400$2,219,514
Movie Net Profit or Loss2021$6,874,710$7,957,921

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