Poor Boy

2018 | Drama, Western

Synopsis

Two misfit brothers hustle cash and chase dreams in the desert. When a mysterious woman threatens to repo their beloved houseboat the brothers cook up an epic con to finally leave their dusty town and sail off on a beam of sunshine to California.

Scores

Overall Score
20.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
15.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
16.6%
Review Aggregate
40.0

Critic Consensus

20.0% Fresh • 5 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 20% of 5 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, character-driven, emotional. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotcharacter-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provokingrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Lou Taylor Pucci2018$4,000$5,000(est)
Dov Tiefenbach2018$2,000$3,000(est)
Pat Healy2018$2,000$2,000(est)
Justin Chatwin2018$1,000$2,000(est)
Andy Bean2018$1,000$1,000(est)
Amanda Crew2018$1,000$1,000(est)
Michael Shannon2018$1,000$1,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score20.0
RT critic review count5
Rotten Tomatoes audience score62.0
RT audience rating count25
IMDb rating4.1
IMDb votes255

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2018$31,031$38,767
International2018N/AN/A
Worldwide2018$31,031$38,767

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 Revenue2018$15,516$19,384
Digital Rentals ?2018$538,000$672,125
Digital Purchases ?2018$649,000$810,798
Physical Rentals ?2018$331,000$413,519
Physical Purchases ?2018$940,000$1,174,345
TV & Streaming Revenue2018$22,500$28,109
Total Revenues2018$2,496,016$3,118,280
Expenses
Budget ?2018$75,000$93,698
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2018$80,000 (est)$99,944 (est)
Participations2018$100,000$124,930
Residuals ?2018$121,000$151,166
Interest & Overhead2018$15,000$18,740
Total Expenses2018$391,000$488,478
Movie Net Profit or Loss2018$2,105,016$2,629,802

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