The Glass Castle

2017 | Biography, Drama, Summer

Synopsis

A young girl comes of age in a dysfunctional family of nonconformist nomads with a mother who's an eccentric artist and an alcoholic father who would stir the children's imagination with hope as a distraction to their poverty.

Scores

Overall Score
74.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
76.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
77.7%
Review Aggregate
63.5

Critic Consensus

52.7% Fresh • 165 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 53% of 165 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize family-friendly, emotional, character-driven. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

family-friendlyemotionalcharacter-drivendarkrealistichistoricalupliftinggrittylightheartedfunny

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Brie Larson2017$279,000$358,000(est)
Woody Harrelson2017$172,000$220,000(est)
Max Greenfield2017$130,000$166,000(est)
Sarah Snook2017$106,000$136,000(est)
Naomi Watts2017$91,000$116,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score53.0
RT critic review count165
Rotten Tomatoes audience score70.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating7.1
IMDb votes40,138

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2017$17,273,060$22,107,544
International2017$4,815,474$6,163,257
Worldwide2017$22,088,532$28,270,798

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 Revenue2017$10,562,720$13,519,075
Digital Rentals ?2017$3,789,000$4,849,487
Digital Purchases ?2017$4,228,000$5,411,357
Physical Rentals ?2017$2,826,000$3,616,957
Physical Purchases ?2017$8,117,000$10,388,833
TV & Streaming Revenue2017$4,145,534$5,305,811
Total Revenues2017$33,668,254$43,091,520
Expenses
Budget ?2017$13,890,000 (est)$17,777,613 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2017$14,930,000 (est)$19,108,695 (est)
Participations2017$673,000$861,363
Residuals ?2017$1,243,000$1,590,898
Interest & Overhead2017$2,778,000$3,555,523
Total Expenses2017$33,514,000$42,894,092
Movie Net Profit or Loss2017$154,254$197,428

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