The Good Heart

2010 | Comedy, Drama

Synopsis

A cantankerous but ailing bartender takes a kindly young homeless man in under his wing.

Scores

Overall Score
42.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
39.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
42.0%
Review Aggregate
50.1

Critic Consensus

31.4% Fresh • 35 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 31% of 35 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, funny, dark. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

character-drivenfunnydarkemotionalvisually strikingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Brian Cox2010$6,000$8,000(est)
Paul Dano2010$4,000$5,000(est)
Isild Le Besco2010$3,000$4,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score32.0
RT critic review count37
Rotten Tomatoes audience score58.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating6.8
IMDb votes5,293

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2010$20,930$30,104
International2010$325,921$468,782
Worldwide2010$346,851$498,887

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 Revenue2010$140,833$202,565
Digital Rentals ?2010$636,000$914,779
Digital Purchases ?2010$185,000$266,091
Physical Rentals ?2010$1,492,000$2,145,990
Physical Purchases ?2010$3,343,000$4,808,341
TV & Streaming Revenue2010$114,600$164,833
Total Revenues2010$5,911,433$8,502,598
Expenses
Budget ?2010$382,000 (est)$549,442 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2010$277,000 (est)$398,418 (est)
Participations2010$236,000$339,446
Residuals ?2010$387,000$556,634
Interest & Overhead2010$76,400$109,888
Total Expenses2010$1,358,400$1,953,829
Movie Net Profit or Loss2010$4,553,033$6,548,769

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