The Grocer's Son

2008 | Drama, Foreign Language

Synopsis

Antoine moves home to help his mom drive the mobile grocery, when his dad's hospitalized. He brings Claire along, hoping she'll become more than a friend. He drives around Provence's countryside, selling mainly to old people.

Scores

Overall Score
49.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
29.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
59.6%
Review Aggregate
79.5

Critic Consensus

90.6% Fresh • 53 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 91% of 53 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize family-friendly, lighthearted, romantic. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

family-friendlylightheartedromanticemotionalcoming of agecharacter-drivensuspensefulrealisticvisually strikingstylized

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Nicolas Cazalé2008$149,000$216,000(est)
Clotilde Hesme2008$91,000$133,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score90.0
RT critic review count59
Rotten Tomatoes audience score75.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating6.9
IMDb votes2,577

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2008$264,889$385,953
International2008$4,830,607$7,038,372
Worldwide2008$5,095,496$7,424,324

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 Revenue2008$2,064,687$3,008,325
Digital Rentals ?2008$683,000$995,156
Digital Purchases ?2008$244,000$355,517
Physical Rentals ?2008$5,663,000$8,251,199
Physical Purchases ?2008$11,733,000$17,095,411
TV & Streaming Revenue2008$119,200$173,679
Total Revenues2008$20,506,887$29,879,287
Expenses
Budget ?2008$1,500,000$2,185,555
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2008$1,350,000 (est)$1,966,999 (est)
Participations2008$820,000$1,194,770
Residuals ?2008$1,320,000$1,923,288
Interest & Overhead2008$300,000$437,111
Total Expenses2008$5,290,000$7,707,724
Movie Net Profit or Loss2008$15,216,887$22,171,563

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