The Happy Prince

2018 | Biography, Drama

Synopsis

The untold story of the last days in the tragic times of Oscar Wilde, a person who observes his own failure with ironic distance and regards the difficulties that beset his life with detachment and humor.

Scores

Overall Score
59.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
55.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
62.1%
Review Aggregate
62.0

Critic Consensus

66.0% Fresh • 50 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 66% of 50 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, historical, gritty. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plothistoricalgrittydarkmacabrerealisticfunnysatiricalcharacter-driventragic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Rupert Everett2018$33,000$41,000(est)
Colin Firth2018$20,000$26,000(est)
Colin Morgan2018$15,000$19,000(est)
Edwin Thomas2018$13,000$16,000(est)
Emily Watson2018$11,000$13,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score71.0
RT critic review count136
Rotten Tomatoes audience score51.0
RT audience rating count250
IMDb rating6.3
IMDb votes6,136

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2018$466,440$582,725
International2018$2,155,552$2,692,938
Worldwide2018$2,621,992$3,275,663

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 Revenue2018$1,095,441$1,368,538
Digital Rentals ?2018$2,154,000$2,690,999
Digital Purchases ?2018$2,597,000$3,244,440
Physical Rentals ?2018$1,327,000$1,657,825
Physical Purchases ?2018$3,764,000$4,702,377
TV & Streaming Revenue2018$195,905$244,744
Total Revenues2018$11,133,346$13,908,923
Expenses
Budget ?2018$2,884,000 (est)$3,602,990 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2018$1,669,000 (est)$2,085,087 (est)
Participations2018$445,000$555,940
Residuals ?2018$518,000$647,139
Interest & Overhead2018$576,800$720,598
Total Expenses2018$6,092,800$7,611,754
Movie Net Profit or Loss2018$5,040,546$6,297,169

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