The Book of Life

2014 | Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical, Romance, 3D, CGI Animation, Supernatural

Synopsis

Manolo, a young man who is torn between fulfilling the expectations of his family and following his heart, embarks on an adventure that spans three fantastic worlds where he must face his greatest fears.

Scores

Overall Score
84.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
84.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
89.7%
Review Aggregate
77.8

Critic Consensus

82.3% Fresh • 124 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 82% of 124 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize visually striking, family-friendly, christmas. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

visually strikingfamily-friendlychristmasmacabrefunnyromanticgrittylighthearteddarkemotional

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Diego Luna2014$5,772,000$7,650,000(est)
Zoe Saldaña2014$3,553,000$4,709,000(est)
Channing Tatum2014$2,675,000$3,545,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score82.0
RT critic review count124
Rotten Tomatoes audience score77.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating7.2
IMDb votes82,136

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2014$50,151,544$66,466,162
International2014$49,632,012$65,777,622
Worldwide2014$99,783,550$132,243,776

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 Revenue2014$44,928,577$59,544,130
Digital Rentals ?2014$4,448,000$5,894,963
Digital Purchases ?2014$3,523,000$4,669,054
Physical Rentals ?2014$5,070,000$6,719,303
Physical Purchases ?2014$13,667,000$18,112,962
TV & Streaming Revenue2014$12,537,886$16,616,540
Total Revenues2014$84,174,463$111,556,953
Expenses
Budget ?2014$50,000,000$66,265,319
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2014$31,401,000 (est)$41,615,946 (est)
Participations2014$1,683,000$2,230,491
Residuals ?2014$2,244,000$2,973,988
Interest & Overhead2014$7,500,000$9,939,798
Total Expenses2014$92,828,000$123,025,541
Movie Net Profit or Loss2014$-8,653,537$-11,468,588

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