Puccini for Beginners

2007 | Comedy, Romance, Homosexual Theme, LGBTQ Theme, Romantic Comedy

Synopsis

A recently-single New York writer finds herself in two surprising and complicated relationships.

Scores

Overall Score
33.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
28.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
29.4%
Review Aggregate
50.0

Critic Consensus

47.5% Fresh • 59 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 47% of 59 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize romantic, funny, thin plot. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

romanticfunnythin plotemotionallightheartedrealisticstylizedmacabre

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Elizabeth Reaser2007$2,000$3,000(est)
Gretchen Mol2007$1,000$2,000(est)
Justin Kirk2007$1,000$1,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score48.0
RT critic review count62
Rotten Tomatoes audience score45.0
RT audience rating count500
IMDb rating6.0
IMDb votes2,534

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2007$89,464$135,383
International2007$21,400$32,384
Worldwide2007$110,864$167,767

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 Revenue2007$53,292$80,645
Digital Rentals ?2007$259,000$391,936
Digital Purchases ?2007$96,000$145,274
Physical Rentals ?2007$4,459,000$6,747,652
Physical Purchases ?2007$10,019,000$15,161,410
TV & Streaming Revenue2007$44,732$67,691
Total Revenues2007$14,931,024$22,594,608
Expenses
Budget ?2007$250,000 (est)$378,316 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2007$89,000 (est)$134,681 (est)
Participations2007$597,000$903,420
Residuals ?2007$1,078,000$1,631,301
Interest & Overhead2007$50,000$75,663
Total Expenses2007$2,064,000$3,123,381
Movie Net Profit or Loss2007$12,867,024$19,471,227

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