The Hero

2017 | Drama, Romance

Synopsis

An ailing movie star comes to terms with his past and mortality.

Scores

Overall Score
64.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
65.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
62.9%
Review Aggregate
67.7

Critic Consensus

77.4% Fresh • 115 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 77% of 115 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, character-driven, lighthearted. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

thin plotcharacter-drivenlightheartedromanticrealisticthought-provokingemotionaldarktragicuplifting

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Sam Elliott2017$69,000$88,000(est)
Laura Prepon2017$42,000$54,000(est)
Krysten Ritter2017$32,000$41,000(est)
Nick Offerman2017$26,000$33,000(est)
Katharine Ross2017$22,000$29,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score77.0
RT critic review count115
Rotten Tomatoes audience score59.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating6.5
IMDb votes10,787

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2017$4,077,333$5,218,520
International2017$24,366$31,186
Worldwide2017$4,101,699$5,249,706

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$2,048,413$2,621,734
Digital Rentals ?2017$3,319,000$4,247,941
Digital Purchases ?2017$3,704,000$4,740,697
Physical Rentals ?2017$2,476,000$3,168,997
Physical Purchases ?2017$7,111,000$9,101,267
TV & Streaming Revenue2017$1,630,933$2,087,408
Total Revenues2017$20,289,346$25,968,044
Expenses
Budget ?2017$1,200,000$1,535,863
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2017$1,080,000 (est)$1,382,277 (est)
Participations2017$812,000$1,039,267
Residuals ?2017$991,000$1,268,367
Interest & Overhead2017$240,000$307,173
Total Expenses2017$4,323,000$5,532,946
Movie Net Profit or Loss2017$15,966,346$20,435,098

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