The Descendants

2011 | Comedy, Drama, Hawaii, North America, USA

Synopsis

A land baron tries to reconnect with his two daughters after his wife is seriously injured in a boating accident.

Scores

Overall Score
90.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
92.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
93.6%
Review Aggregate
81.1

Critic Consensus

87.5% Fresh • 265 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 88% of 265 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, funny, family-friendly. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

emotionalfunnyfamily-friendlycharacter-driventragiclightheartedrealisticvisually strikingdarkromantic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
George Clooney2011$1,627,000$2,270,000(est)
Shailene Woodley2011$1,002,000$1,397,000(est)
Beau Bridges2011$754,000$1,052,000(est)
Judy Greer2011$617,000$860,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score88.0
RT critic review count265
Rotten Tomatoes audience score79.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating7.3
IMDb votes257,345

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2011$82,584,160$115,191,867
International2011$94,659,025$132,034,398
Worldwide2011$177,243,185$247,226,266

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 Revenue2011$79,155,690$110,409,693
Digital Rentals ?2011$5,201,000$7,254,574
Digital Purchases ?2011$1,672,000$2,332,176
Physical Rentals ?2011$9,516,000$13,273,318
Physical Purchases ?2011$22,691,000$31,650,363
TV & Streaming Revenue2011$20,646,040$28,797,967
Total Revenues2011$138,881,730$193,718,091
Expenses
Budget ?2011$20,000,000$27,896,843
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2011$25,000,000 (est)$34,871,054 (est)
Participations2011$11,111,000$15,498,091
Residuals ?2011$3,639,000$5,075,831
Interest & Overhead2011$4,000,000$5,579,369
Total Expenses2011$63,750,000$88,921,187
Movie Net Profit or Loss2011$75,131,730$104,796,904

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