Natural Selection

2012 | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Synopsis

Having discovered that her dying husband has an illegitimate child living in Florida, a devout Christian housewife leaves her sheltered world on a mission to reunite father and son.

Scores

Overall Score
36.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
27.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
28.5%
Review Aggregate
69.0

Critic Consensus

72.7% Fresh • 33 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 73% of 33 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize stylized, gritty, funny. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

stylizedgrittyfunnydarkcharacter-drivenemotional

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Rachael Harris2012$10,000$13,000(est)
Matt O'Leary2012$6,000$8,000(est)
John Diehl2012$5,000$6,000(est)
Jon Gries2012$4,000$5,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score74.0
RT critic review count34
Rotten Tomatoes audience score67.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating6.4
IMDb votes1,492

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2012$55,282$75,531
International2012N/AN/A
Worldwide2012$55,282$75,531

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 Revenue2012$27,641$37,766
Digital Rentals ?2012$1,297,000$1,772,077
Digital Purchases ?2012$583,000$796,547
Physical Rentals ?2012$2,056,000$2,809,091
Physical Purchases ?2012$5,080,000$6,940,749
TV & Streaming Revenue2012$45,000$61,483
Total Revenues2012$9,088,641$12,417,712
Expenses
Budget ?2012$150,000$204,943
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2012$80,000 (est)$109,303 (est)
Participations2012$364,000$497,329
Residuals ?2012$592,000$808,843
Interest & Overhead2012$30,000$40,989
Total Expenses2012$1,216,000$1,661,408
Movie Net Profit or Loss2012$7,872,641$10,756,304

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