Promising Young Woman

2020 | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Synopsis

Nothing in Cassie's life is what it appears to be - she's wickedly smart, tantalizingly cunning, and she's living a secret double life. Now, an unexpected encounter is about to give Cassie a chance to right the wrongs from the past.

Scores

Overall Score
90.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
95.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
86.3%
Review Aggregate
85.2

Critic Consensus

90.0% Fresh • 428 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 90% of 428 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize dark, funny, thought-provoking. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

darkfunnythought-provokingstylizedvisually strikingcharacter-drivenemotionallightheartedromanticsatirical

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Carey Mulligan2020$530,000$643,000(est)
Bo Burnham2020$326,000$396,000(est)
Alison Brie2020$246,000$298,000(est)
Clancy Brown2020$201,000$244,000(est)
Chris Lowell2020$172,000$208,000(est)
Jennifer Coolidge2020$151,000$183,000(est)
Laverne Cox2020$136,000$165,000(est)
Connie Britton2020$124,000$150,000(est)
Molly Shannon2020$114,000$138,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score90.0
RT critic review count429
Rotten Tomatoes audience score87.0
RT audience rating count500
IMDb rating7.5
IMDb votes229,362

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2020$6,460,965$7,831,548
International2020$12,393,201$15,022,207
Worldwide2020$18,854,166$22,853,755

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 Revenue2020$8,187,763$9,924,657
Digital Rentals ?2020$15,985,000$19,375,945
Digital Purchases ?2020$14,795,000$17,933,507
Physical Rentals ?2020$3,725,000$4,515,195
Physical Purchases ?2020$11,230,000$13,612,253
TV & Streaming Revenue2020$2,584,386$3,132,619
Total Revenues2020$56,507,149$68,494,175
Expenses
Budget ?2020$10,000,000$12,121,329
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2020$3,778,000 (est)$4,579,438 (est)
Participations2020$4,521,000$5,480,053
Residuals ?2020$2,202,000$2,669,117
Interest & Overhead2020$2,000,000$2,424,266
Total Expenses2020$22,501,000$27,274,203
Movie Net Profit or Loss2020$34,006,149$41,219,973

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