Obvious Child

2014 | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Romantic Comedy, Twentysomething Character

Synopsis

A twenty-something comedienne's unplanned pregnancy forces her to confront the realities of independent womanhood for the first time.

Scores

Overall Score
68.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
68.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
63.6%
Review Aggregate
78.0

Critic Consensus

90.3% Fresh • 165 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 90% of 165 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, thin plot, romantic. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

funnythin plotromanticemotionallightheartedrealisticthought-provokinggrittycharacter-drivenpolitical

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Jenny Slate2014$48,000$64,000(est)
Jake Lacy2014$30,000$39,000(est)
Gaby Hoffmann2014$22,000$30,000(est)
Gabe Liedman2014$18,000$24,000(est)
Richard Kind2014$16,000$21,000(est)
Polly Draper2014$14,000$18,000(est)
David Cross2014$12,000$16,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score90.0
RT critic review count165
Rotten Tomatoes audience score72.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating6.7
IMDb votes26,843

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2014$3,123,963$4,140,208
International2014$201,454$266,988
Worldwide2014$3,325,417$4,407,196

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 Revenue2014$1,642,563$2,176,899
Digital Rentals ?2014$3,419,000$4,531,222
Digital Purchases ?2014$2,708,000$3,588,929
Physical Rentals ?2014$3,897,000$5,164,719
Physical Purchases ?2014$10,506,000$13,923,668
TV & Streaming Revenue2014$1,249,585$1,656,083
Total Revenues2014$23,422,148$31,041,521
Expenses
Budget ?2014$1,000,000$1,325,306
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2014$900,000 (est)$1,192,776 (est)
Participations2014$937,000$1,241,812
Residuals ?2014$1,320,000$1,749,404
Interest & Overhead2014$200,000$265,061
Total Expenses2014$4,357,000$5,774,360
Movie Net Profit or Loss2014$19,065,148$25,267,161

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