Strangers with Candy

2006 | Comedy, Adaptation, TV Show Adaptation

Synopsis

Follows a 46-year-old ex-junkie ex-con who returns to high school in a bid to restart her life.

Scores

Overall Score
58.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
64.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
54.4%
Review Aggregate
54.4

Critic Consensus

51.5% Fresh • 101 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 51% of 101 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, thin plot, political. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

funnythin plotpoliticalmacabresatiricallightheartedstylizedcoming of agefamily-friendlycharacter-driven

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Amy Sedaris2006$22,000$35,000(est)
Stephen Colbert2006$14,000$21,000(est)
Paul Dinello2006$10,000$16,000(est)
Dan Hedaya2006$8,000$13,000(est)
Joseph Cross2006$7,000$11,000(est)
Deborah Rush2006$6,000$10,000(est)
Maria Thayer2006$6,000$9,000(est)
Carlo Alban2006$5,000$8,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score51.0
RT critic review count102
Rotten Tomatoes audience score55.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating5.9
IMDb votes8,704

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2006$2,072,645$3,225,143
International2006$181,479$282,391
Worldwide2006$2,254,124$3,507,533

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$1,108,914$1,725,528
Digital Rentals ?2006$317,000$493,268
Digital Purchases ?2006$98,000$152,493
Physical Rentals ?2006$10,029,000$15,605,641
Physical Purchases ?2006$23,657,000$36,811,512
TV & Streaming Revenue2006$829,058$1,290,057
Total Revenues2006$36,038,972$56,078,499
Expenses
Budget ?2006$1,946,000 (est)$3,028,076 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2006$2,141,000 (est)$3,331,506 (est)
Participations2006$2,883,000$4,486,097
Residuals ?2006$2,540,000$3,952,371
Interest & Overhead2006$389,200$605,615
Total Expenses2006$9,899,200$15,403,666
Movie Net Profit or Loss2006$26,139,772$40,674,834

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