Only Lovers Left Alive

2014 | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance, Vampire

Synopsis

A depressed musician reunites with his lover. However, their romance, which has already endured several centuries, is disrupted by the arrival of her uncontrollable younger sister.

Scores

Overall Score
78.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
85.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
69.7%
Review Aggregate
78.7

Critic Consensus

85.8% Fresh • 204 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 86% of 204 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, romantic, visually striking. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

thin plotromanticvisually strikingcharacter-drivendarkfunnyemotionalstylizedgrittyhistorical

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Tilda Swinton2014$337,000$447,000(est)
Tom Hiddleston2014$207,000$275,000(est)
Mia Wasikowska2014$156,000$207,000(est)
Anton Yelchin2014$128,000$169,000(est)
Jeffrey Wright2014$109,000$145,000(est)
Slimane Dazi2014$96,000$127,000(est)
John Hurt2014$86,000$114,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score86.0
RT critic review count204
Rotten Tomatoes audience score75.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating7.2
IMDb votes113,192

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2014$1,879,534$2,490,958
International2014$5,741,556$7,609,320
Worldwide2014$7,631,052$10,113,481

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$3,236,389$4,289,207
Digital Rentals ?2014$3,438,000$4,556,403
Digital Purchases ?2014$2,723,000$3,608,809
Physical Rentals ?2014$3,919,000$5,193,875
Physical Purchases ?2014$10,565,000$14,001,861
TV & Streaming Revenue2014$751,814$996,383
Total Revenues2014$24,633,203$32,646,538
Expenses
Budget ?2014$7,000,000$9,277,144
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2014$4,476,000 (est)$5,932,071 (est)
Participations2014$985,000$1,305,427
Residuals ?2014$1,303,000$1,726,874
Interest & Overhead2014$1,400,000$1,855,429
Total Expenses2014$15,164,000$20,096,944
Movie Net Profit or Loss2014$9,469,203$12,549,594

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