The Kid Detective

2020 | Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery

Synopsis

A once-celebrated kid detective, now 32, continues to solve the same trivial mysteries between hangovers and bouts of self-pity; until a naive client brings him his first 'adult' case to find out who brutally murdered her boyfriend.

Scores

Overall Score
65.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
76.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
45.3%
Review Aggregate
78.5

Critic Consensus

84.6% Fresh • 65 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 85% of 65 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize dark, funny, noir. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

darkfunnynoirthin plotstylizedtragiccharacter-drivenemotionalgrittysuspenseful

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Adam Brody2020$173,000$209,000(est)
Sophie Nélisse2020$106,000$129,000(est)
Tzi Ma2020$80,000$97,000(est)
Wendy Crewson2020$65,000$79,000(est)
Sarah Sutherland2020$56,000$68,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score85.0
RT critic review count65
Rotten Tomatoes audience score77.0
RT audience rating count250
IMDb rating7.0
IMDb votes24,712

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2020$364,138$441,384
International2020$3,752$4,548
Worldwide2020$367,890$445,932

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 Revenue2020$183,570$222,511
Digital Rentals ?2020$10,315,000$12,503,151
Digital Purchases ?2020$9,547,000$11,572,233
Physical Rentals ?2020$2,404,000$2,913,968
Physical Purchases ?2020$7,246,000$8,783,115
TV & Streaming Revenue2020$163,862$198,623
Total Revenues2020$29,859,432$36,193,600
Expenses
Budget ?2020$3,000,000$3,636,399
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2020$294,000 (est)$356,367 (est)
Participations2020$1,194,000$1,447,287
Residuals ?2020$1,346,000$1,631,531
Interest & Overhead2020$600,000$727,280
Total Expenses2020$6,434,000$7,798,863
Movie Net Profit or Loss2020$23,425,432$28,394,737

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