The Fault in Our Stars

2014 | Drama, Romance, Adaptation, Book Adaptation, Summer, Teenager, Young Adult Novel Adaptation

Synopsis

Hazel and Gus are teenagers who meet at a cancer support group and fall in love. They both share the same acerbic wit and a love of books, especially "An Imperial Affliction", so they embark on a journey to visit an author in Amsterdam.

Scores

Overall Score
93.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
96.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
96.3%
Review Aggregate
81.1

Critic Consensus

81.2% Fresh • 224 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 81% of 224 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize coming of age, romantic, emotional. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

coming of ageromanticemotionalcharacter-drivenlightheartedfunnyupliftingrealisticdarkgritty

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Shailene Woodley2014$782,000$1,037,000(est)
Ansel Elgort2014$482,000$638,000(est)
Laura Dern2014$363,000$481,000(est)
Sam Trammell2014$296,000$393,000(est)
Nat Wolff2014$254,000$336,000(est)
Willem Dafoe2014$223,000$296,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score81.0
RT critic review count224
Rotten Tomatoes audience score85.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating7.6
IMDb votes418,289

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2014$124,872,350$165,494,112
International2014$182,294,484$241,596,027
Worldwide2014$307,166,834$407,090,139

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$135,353,969$179,385,467
Digital Rentals ?2014$5,033,000$6,670,267
Digital Purchases ?2014$3,986,000$5,282,671
Physical Rentals ?2014$5,737,000$7,603,282
Physical Purchases ?2014$15,465,000$20,495,862
TV & Streaming Revenue2014$34,964,258$46,338,351
Total Revenues2014$200,539,227$265,775,899
Expenses
Budget ?2014$12,000,000$15,903,676
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2014$15,000,000 (est)$19,879,594 (est)
Participations2014$30,081,000$39,866,539
Residuals ?2014$3,537,000$4,687,608
Interest & Overhead2014$2,400,000$3,180,735
Total Expenses2014$63,018,000$83,518,152
Movie Net Profit or Loss2014$137,521,227$182,257,747

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