The Children Act

2018 | Drama

Synopsis

As her marriage crumbles, a judge must decide a case involving a teenage boy who is refusing a blood transfusion on religious principle.

Scores

Overall Score
72.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
69.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
78.6%
Review Aggregate
68.8

Critic Consensus

74.1% Fresh • 112 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 74% of 112 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, character-driven, emotional. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotcharacter-drivenemotionalfamily-friendlyvisually strikingsuspensefulcoming of agestylizedlighthearted

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Emma Thompson2018$300,000$374,000(est)
Stanley Tucci2018$184,000$230,000(est)
Fionn Whitehead2018$139,000$173,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score74.0
RT critic review count112
Rotten Tomatoes audience score64.0
RT audience rating count500
IMDb rating6.7
IMDb votes16,218

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2018$547,750$684,306
International2018$17,149,044$21,424,353
Worldwide2018$17,696,794$22,108,659

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 Revenue2018$7,133,493$8,911,894
Digital Rentals ?2018$2,344,000$2,928,366
Digital Purchases ?2018$2,826,000$3,530,530
Physical Rentals ?2018$1,444,000$1,803,994
Physical Purchases ?2018$4,095,000$5,115,896
TV & Streaming Revenue2018$230,055$287,408
Total Revenues2018$18,072,548$22,578,089
Expenses
Budget ?2018$6,400,000 (est)$7,995,540 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2018$4,758,000 (est)$5,944,184 (est)
Participations2018$723,000$903,246
Residuals ?2018$565,000$705,856
Interest & Overhead2018$1,280,000$1,599,108
Total Expenses2018$13,726,000$17,147,934
Movie Net Profit or Loss2018$4,346,548$5,430,155

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