The Color Wheel

2012 | Comedy, Romance, Romantic Comedy

Synopsis

When a brother accompanies his estranged sister on a road trip, they rediscover how obnoxious they are together - and how much they might need each other.

Scores

Overall Score
31.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
26.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
17.0%
Review Aggregate
67.7

Critic Consensus

78.6% Fresh • 28 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 79% of 28 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, funny, dark. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotfunnydarkrealisticlightheartedromantic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Alex Ross Perry2012$0$0(est)
Carlen Altman2012$0$0(est)
Bob Byington2012$0$0(est)
Kate Lyn Sheil2012$0$0(est)
Ry Russo-Young2012$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score79.0
RT critic review count28
Rotten Tomatoes audience score56.0
RT audience rating count250
IMDb rating6.6
IMDb votes2,110

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2012$19,001$25,961
International2012N/AN/A
Worldwide2012$19,001$25,961

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$9,500$12,980
Digital Rentals ?2012$734,000$1,002,856
Digital Purchases ?2012$330,000$450,875
Physical Rentals ?2012$1,164,000$1,590,361
Physical Purchases ?2012$2,875,000$3,928,081
TV & Streaming Revenue2012$36,000$49,186
Total Revenues2012$5,148,500$7,034,341
Expenses
Budget ?2012$120,000 (est)$163,955 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2012$80,000 (est)$109,303 (est)
Participations2012$206,000$281,456
Residuals ?2012$332,000$453,608
Interest & Overhead2012$24,000$32,791
Total Expenses2012$762,000$1,041,112
Movie Net Profit or Loss2012$4,386,500$5,993,228

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