Palo Alto

2014 | Drama

Synopsis

An unflinching portrait of adolescent lust, boredom, and self-destruction that centers around a shy young girl on the cusp of an illicit relationship with her soccer coach.

Scores

Overall Score
62.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
70.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
52.5%
Review Aggregate
60.6

Critic Consensus

69.8% Fresh • 129 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 70% of 129 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize coming of age, thin plot, family-friendly. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

coming of agethin plotfamily-friendlycharacter-drivenlightheartedrealisticvisually strikingemotionalstylizedsurreal

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
James Franco2014$45,000$60,000(est)
Emma Roberts2014$28,000$37,000(est)
Jack Kilmer2014$21,000$28,000(est)
Nat Wolff2014$17,000$23,000(est)
Zoe Levin2014$15,000$19,000(est)
Chris Messina2014$13,000$17,000(est)
Keegan Allen2014$12,000$15,000(est)
Val Kilmer2014$10,000$14,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score70.0
RT critic review count129
Rotten Tomatoes audience score49.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating6.2
IMDb votes32,985

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2014$767,732$1,017,480
International2014$151,859$201,260
Worldwide2014$919,591$1,218,740

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$444,610$589,244
Digital Rentals ?2014$2,950,000$3,909,654
Digital Purchases ?2014$2,337,000$3,097,241
Physical Rentals ?2014$3,363,000$4,457,005
Physical Purchases ?2014$9,065,000$12,013,902
TV & Streaming Revenue2014$307,093$406,992
Total Revenues2014$18,466,702$24,474,038
Expenses
Budget ?2014$1,000,000$1,325,306
Print & Advertising (P&A) ? source2014$422,000,000$559,279,284
Participations2014$369,000$489,038
Residuals ?2014$1,101,000$1,459,162
Interest & Overhead2014$200,000$265,061
Total Expenses2014$424,670,000$562,817,851
Movie Net Profit or Loss2014$-406,203,298$-538,343,813

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