Philomena

2013 | Biography, Comedy, Drama

Synopsis

A world-weary political journalist picks up the story of a woman's search for her son, who was taken away from her decades ago after she became pregnant and was forced to live in a convent.

Scores

Overall Score
86.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
84.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
89.5%
Review Aggregate
86.5

Critic Consensus

91.0% Fresh • 199 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 91% of 199 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, funny, lighthearted. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

emotionalfunnylightheartedcharacter-drivenhistoricaltragicchristmasdarkfamily-friendlythought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Judi Dench2013$1,486,000$2,000,000(est)
Steve Coogan2013$914,000$1,231,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score91.0
RT critic review count199
Rotten Tomatoes audience score89.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating7.6
IMDb votes106,236

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2013$37,709,980$50,770,907
International2013$62,419,892$84,039,146
Worldwide2013$100,129,870$134,810,050

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 Revenue2013$43,822,947$59,001,112
Digital Rentals ?2013$4,610,000$6,206,683
Digital Purchases ?2013$2,756,000$3,710,546
Physical Rentals ?2013$5,959,000$8,022,912
Physical Purchases ?2013$15,440,000$20,787,675
TV & Streaming Revenue2013$9,427,495$12,692,727
Total Revenues2013$82,015,442$110,421,653
Expenses
Budget ?2013$12,000,000$16,156,224
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2013$15,000,000 (est)$20,195,280 (est)
Participations2013$6,561,000$8,833,415
Residuals ?2013$2,288,000$3,080,453
Interest & Overhead2013$2,400,000$3,231,245
Total Expenses2013$38,249,000$51,496,617
Movie Net Profit or Loss2013$43,766,442$58,925,036

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