The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

2012 | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Synopsis

British retirees travel to India to take up residence in what they believe is a newly restored hotel. Less luxurious than advertised, the Marigold Hotel nevertheless slowly begins to charm in unexpected ways.

Scores

Overall Score
81.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
81.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
91.8%
Review Aggregate
65.5

Critic Consensus

66.7% Fresh • 183 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 67% of 183 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, lighthearted, funny. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotlightheartedfunnyemotionalromanticvisually strikingcharacter-drivenstylizeddarkfamily-friendly

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Judi Dench2012$530,000$725,000(est)
Maggie Smith2012$1,500,000 source$2,049,434reported
Bill Nighy2012$246,000$336,000(est)
Dev Patel2012$201,000$275,000(est)
Celia Imrie2012$172,000$235,000(est)
Penelope Wilton2012$151,000$207,000(est)
Ronald Pickup2012$136,000$186,000(est)
David Strathairn2012$124,000$169,000(est)
Richard Gere2012$114,000$156,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score67.0
RT critic review count183
Rotten Tomatoes audience score59.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating7.2
IMDb votes102,622

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2012$46,412,041$63,412,270
International2012$90,424,115$123,545,492
Worldwide2012$136,836,156$186,957,762

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 Revenue2012$59,375,666$81,124,332
Digital Rentals ?2012$4,437,000$6,062,225
Digital Purchases ?2012$1,995,000$2,725,747
Physical Rentals ?2012$7,032,000$9,607,746
Physical Purchases ?2012$17,374,000$23,737,909
TV & Streaming Revenue2012$11,603,010$15,853,068
Total Revenues2012$101,816,677$139,111,026
Expenses
Budget ?2012$10,000,000$13,662,892
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2012$12,500,000 (est)$17,078,615 (est)
Participations2012$8,145,000$11,128,426
Residuals ?2012$2,596,000$3,546,887
Interest & Overhead2012$2,000,000$2,732,578
Total Expenses2012$35,241,000$48,149,398
Movie Net Profit or Loss2012$66,575,677$90,961,628

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