The Best of Youth

2005 | Drama, Romance, Foreign Language

Synopsis

An Italian epic that follows the lives of two brothers from the 1960s to the 2000s.

Scores

Overall Score
64.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
58.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
57.6%
Review Aggregate
92.9

Critic Consensus

95.0% Fresh • 60 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 95% of 60 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize family-friendly, political, gritty. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

family-friendlypoliticalgrittyhistoricalfunnyemotionalrealisticromanticsuspensefullighthearted

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Luigi Lo Cascio2005$554,000$890,000(est)
Alessio Boni2005$341,000$548,000(est)
Jasmine Trinca2005$257,000$412,000(est)
Adriana Asti2005$210,000$337,000(est)
Sonia Bergamasco2005$180,000$288,000(est)
Fabrizio Gifuni2005$158,000$254,000(est)
Maya Sansa2005$142,000$228,000(est)
Valentina Carnelutti2005$129,000$208,000(est)
Andrea Tidona2005$119,000$191,000(est)
Lidia Vitale2005$111,000$178,000(est)
Claudio Gioè2005$103,000$166,000(est)
Paolo Bonanni2005$97,000$156,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score94.0
RT critic review count62
Rotten Tomatoes audience score98.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating8.4
IMDb votes26,226

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2005$274,024$440,150
International2005$2,419,029$3,885,558
Worldwide2005$2,693,053$4,325,708

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 Revenue2005$1,104,624$1,774,298
Digital Rentals ?2005$131,000$210,418
Digital Purchases ?2005$20,000$32,125
Physical Rentals ?2005$7,330,000$11,773,789
Physical Purchases ?2005$17,598,000$28,266,731
TV & Streaming Revenue2005$123,311$198,068
Total Revenues2005$26,306,934$42,255,429
Expenses
Budget ?2005$12,000,000$19,274,962
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2005$1,764,000 (est)$2,833,419 (est)
Participations2005$1,052,000$1,689,772
Residuals ?2005$1,848,000$2,968,344
Interest & Overhead2005$2,400,000$3,854,992
Total Expenses2005$19,064,000$30,621,489
Movie Net Profit or Loss2005$7,242,934$11,633,940

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