Running with Scissors

2006 | Comedy, Drama

Synopsis

A teenage boy comes of age in the 1970's, sent by his neurotic, pretentious mother to live with a jolly, vulgar psychiatrist and his eccentric extended family.

Scores

Overall Score
66.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
74.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
65.8%
Review Aggregate
47.6

Critic Consensus

29.1% Fresh • 127 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 29% of 127 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, funny, emotional. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotfunnyemotionalfamily-friendlysatiricalcharacter-drivendarkcoming of agesurrealuplifting

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Annette Bening2006$74,000$115,000(est)
Brian Cox2006$45,000$71,000(est)
Joseph Fiennes2006$34,000$53,000(est)
Evan Rachel Wood2006$28,000$44,000(est)
Alec Baldwin2006$24,000$37,000(est)
Jill Clayburgh2006$21,000$33,000(est)
Joseph Cross2006$19,000$29,000(est)
Gwyneth Paltrow2006$17,000$27,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score32.0
RT critic review count135
Rotten Tomatoes audience score56.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating6.1
IMDb votes23,546

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2006$7,022,827$10,927,881
International2006$437,970$681,504
Worldwide2006$7,460,797$11,609,385

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 Revenue2006$3,686,602$5,736,542
Digital Rentals ?2006$371,000$577,295
Digital Purchases ?2006$114,000$177,390
Physical Rentals ?2006$11,730,000$18,252,485
Physical Purchases ?2006$27,669,000$43,054,391
TV & Streaming Revenue2006$1,685,478$2,622,691
Total Revenues2006$45,256,080$70,420,795
Expenses
Budget ?2006$11,937,000 (est)$18,574,588 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2006$6,667,000 (est)$10,374,196 (est)
Participations2006$1,810,000$2,816,453
Residuals ?2006$3,007,000$4,679,047
Interest & Overhead2006$2,387,400$3,714,918
Total Expenses2006$25,808,400$40,159,202
Movie Net Profit or Loss2006$19,447,680$30,261,593

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