The Giant Mechanical Man

2012 | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Romantic Comedy

Synopsis

An offbeat romantic comedy about a silver-painted street performer and the soft spoken zoo worker who falls for him.

Scores

Overall Score
38.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
50.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
6.8%
Review Aggregate
67.2

Critic Consensus

69.6% Fresh • 23 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 70% of 23 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize romantic, lighthearted, character-driven. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

romanticlightheartedcharacter-drivenfunnyemotionalvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Jenna Fischer2012$59,000$80,000(est)
Chris Messina2012$36,000$49,000(est)
Malin Åkerman2012$27,000$37,000(est)
Topher Grace2012$22,000$30,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score70.0
RT critic review count23
Rotten Tomatoes audience score65.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating6.6
IMDb votes11,106

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2012$7,396$10,105
International2012N/AN/A
Worldwide2012$7,396$10,105

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$3,698$5,053
Digital Rentals ?2012$267,000$364,799
Digital Purchases ?2012$120,000$163,955
Physical Rentals ?2012$423,000$577,940
Physical Purchases ?2012$1,044,000$1,426,406
TV & Streaming Revenue2012$270,000$368,898
Total Revenues2012$2,127,698$2,907,051
Expenses
Budget ?2012$900,000$1,229,660
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2012$80,000 (est)$109,303 (est)
Participations2012$43,000$58,750
Residuals ?2012$127,000$173,519
Interest & Overhead2012$180,000$245,932
Total Expenses2012$1,330,000$1,817,165
Movie Net Profit or Loss2012$797,698$1,089,886

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