O'Horten

2009 | Comedy, Drama, Foreign Language

Synopsis

A drama focused on a life-changing moment in 67-year-old train engineer Odd Horten's existence: the evening of his retirement.

Scores

Overall Score
52.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
43.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
50.4%
Review Aggregate
74.8

Critic Consensus

89.6% Fresh • 77 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 90% of 77 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize lighthearted, visually striking, funny. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

lightheartedvisually strikingfunnysurrealcharacter-drivendarkromantictragicrealisticemotional

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Bård Owe2009$25,000$37,000(est)
Espen Skjønberg2009$16,000$23,000(est)
Ghita Nørby2009$12,000$17,000(est)
Henny Moan2009$10,000$14,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score90.0
RT critic review count83
Rotten Tomatoes audience score63.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating6.7
IMDb votes4,043

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2009$302,232$442,005
International2009$1,476,559$2,159,425
Worldwide2009$1,778,791$2,601,430

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 Revenue2009$741,740$1,084,773
Digital Rentals ?2009$1,449,000$2,119,120
Digital Purchases ?2009$465,000$680,049
Physical Rentals ?2009$5,918,000$8,654,903
Physical Purchases ?2009$12,646,000$18,494,406
TV & Streaming Revenue2009$136,004$198,902
Total Revenues2009$21,355,744$31,232,153
Expenses
Budget ?2009$1,957,000 (est)$2,862,055 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2009$1,423,000 (est)$2,081,096 (est)
Participations2009$854,000$1,248,950
Residuals ?2009$1,448,000$2,117,658
Interest & Overhead2009$391,400$572,411
Total Expenses2009$6,073,400$8,882,171
Movie Net Profit or Loss2009$15,282,344$22,349,983

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