The Boy and the Beast

2016 | Action, Adventure, Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Anime

Synopsis

When a young orphaned boy living on the streets of Shibuya stumbles upon a fantastic world of beasts, he's taken in by a gruff warrior beast looking for an apprentice.

Scores

Overall Score
78.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
71.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
84.0%
Review Aggregate
85.8

Critic Consensus

89.7% Fresh • 68 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 90% of 68 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize visually striking, family-friendly, funny. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

visually strikingfamily-friendlyfunnyemotionalgrittydarkcoming of agelightheartedpoliticalstylized

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Shōta Sometani2016$455,000$595,000(est)
Aoi Miyazaki2016$280,000$366,000(est)
Kōji Yakusho2016$211,000$276,000(est)
Suzu Hirose2016$173,000$225,000(est)
Kazuhiro Yamaji2016$148,000$193,000(est)
Mamoru Miyano2016$130,000$170,000(est)
Kappei Yamaguchi2016$117,000$152,000(est)
Keishi Nagatsuka2016$106,000$139,000(est)
Kumiko Asō2016$98,000$128,000(est)
Haru Kuroki2016$91,000$119,000(est)
Sumire Morohoshi2016$85,000$111,000(est)
Momoka Ōno2016$80,000$105,000(est)
Masahiko Tsugawa2016$76,000$99,000(est)
Lily Franky2016$72,000$94,000(est)
Yo Oizumi2016$68,000$89,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score90.0
RT critic review count68
Rotten Tomatoes audience score88.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating7.6
IMDb votes28,945

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2016$490,643$641,311
International2016$49,250,197$64,374,112
Worldwide2016$49,740,840$65,015,423

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 Revenue2016$19,945,400$26,070,300
Digital Rentals ?2016$2,473,000$3,232,417
Digital Purchases ?2016$2,521,000$3,295,157
Physical Rentals ?2016$2,171,000$2,837,678
Physical Purchases ?2016$6,127,000$8,008,500
TV & Streaming Revenue2016$206,070$269,351
Total Revenues2016$33,443,470$43,713,403
Expenses
Budget ?2016$5,455,000 (est)$7,130,140 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2016$6,277,000 (est)$8,204,562 (est)
Participations2016$1,338,000$1,748,878
Residuals ?2016$770,000$1,006,454
Interest & Overhead2016$1,091,000$1,426,028
Total Expenses2016$14,931,000$19,516,061
Movie Net Profit or Loss2016$18,512,470$24,197,341

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