The First Time

2012 | Comedy, Drama, Romance, High School, Romantic Comedy, School, Teenager

Synopsis

A shy senior and a down-to-earth junior fall in love over one weekend.

Scores

Overall Score
57.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
76.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
32.4%
Review Aggregate
59.8

Critic Consensus

50.0% Fresh • 18 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 50% of 18 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize coming of age, emotional, funny. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

coming of ageemotionalfunnylightheartedromanticfamily-friendly

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Britt Robertson2012$1,000$1,000(est)
Dylan O'Brien2012$1,000$1,000(est)
Craig Roberts2012$0$1,000(est)
Joshua Malina2012$0$1,000(est)
James Frecheville2012$0$0(est)
Christine Taylor2012$0$0(est)
Victoria Justice2012$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score50.0
RT critic review count18
Rotten Tomatoes audience score65.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating6.8
IMDb votes75,043

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2012$22,836$31,201
International2012$69,818$95,392
Worldwide2012$92,654$126,592

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$39,345$53,757
Digital Rentals ?2012$1,030,000$1,407,278
Digital Purchases ?2012$463,000$632,592
Physical Rentals ?2012$1,632,000$2,229,784
Physical Purchases ?2012$4,031,000$5,507,512
TV & Streaming Revenue2012$75,000$102,472
Total Revenues2012$7,270,345$9,933,394
Expenses
Budget ?2012$250,000 (est)$341,572 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2012$80,000 (est)$109,303 (est)
Participations2012$291,000$397,590
Residuals ?2012$470,000$642,156
Interest & Overhead2012$50,000$68,314
Total Expenses2012$1,141,000$1,558,936
Movie Net Profit or Loss2012$6,129,345$8,374,458

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