The Assistant

2020 | Drama

Synopsis

A searing look at a day in the life of an assistant to a powerful executive. As Jane follows her daily routine, she grows increasingly aware of the insidious abuse that threatens every aspect of her position.

Scores

Overall Score
37.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
8.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
62.9%
Review Aggregate
57.7

Critic Consensus

92.7% Fresh • 245 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 93% of 245 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, emotional, suspenseful. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

thin plotemotionalsuspensefulcharacter-drivendarkgrittythought-provokingstylizedvisually strikinglighthearted

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Julia Garner2020$89,000$107,000(est)
Matthew Macfadyen2020$55,000$66,000(est)
Makenzie Leigh2020$41,000$50,000(est)
Kristine Froseth2020$34,000$41,000(est)
Jon Orsini2020$29,000$35,000(est)
Noah Robbins2020$25,000$31,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score93.0
RT critic review count245
Rotten Tomatoes audience score25.0
RT audience rating count100
IMDb rating4.7
IMDb votes34

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2020$1,100,313$1,333,726
International2020$238,568$289,176
Worldwide2020$1,338,881$1,622,902

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$645,584$782,533
Digital Rentals ?2020$9,965,000$12,078,905
Digital Purchases ?2020$9,223,000$11,179,502
Physical Rentals ?2020$2,322,000$2,814,573
Physical Purchases ?2020$7,001,000$8,486,143
TV & Streaming Revenue2020$440,125$533,490
Total Revenues2020$29,596,709$35,875,147
Expenses
Budget ?2020$1,700,000$2,060,626
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2020$861,000 (est)$1,043,646 (est)
Participations2020$2,368,000$2,870,331
Residuals ?2020$1,313,000$1,591,531
Interest & Overhead2020$340,000$412,125
Total Expenses2020$6,582,000$7,978,259
Movie Net Profit or Loss2020$23,014,709$27,896,887

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