The Light Between Oceans

2016 | Drama, Romance, Off-Screen Couples On-Screen

Synopsis

A lighthouse keeper and his wife living off the coast of Western Australia raise a baby they rescue from a drifting rowing boat.

Scores

Overall Score
76.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
79.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
79.3%
Review Aggregate
64.2

Critic Consensus

61.9% Fresh • 236 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 62% of 236 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, visually striking, thin plot. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

emotionalvisually strikingthin plotromanticcharacter-drivenhistoricaltragiclightheartedrealisticgritty

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Michael Fassbender2016$1,438,000$1,879,000(est)
Alicia Vikander2016$885,000$1,157,000(est)
Rachel Weisz2016$666,000$871,000(est)
Bryan Brown2016$545,000$712,000(est)
Jack Thompson2016$466,000$609,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score62.0
RT critic review count236
Rotten Tomatoes audience score61.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating7.2
IMDb votes62,036

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2016$12,545,979$16,398,640
International2016$13,429,642$17,553,661
Worldwide2016$25,975,621$33,952,301

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 Revenue2016$11,644,846$15,220,785
Digital Rentals ?2016$3,726,000$4,870,192
Digital Purchases ?2016$3,799,000$4,965,610
Physical Rentals ?2016$3,271,000$4,275,470
Physical Purchases ?2016$9,232,000$12,066,993
TV & Streaming Revenue2016$3,011,035$3,935,674
Total Revenues2016$34,683,881$45,334,723
Expenses
Budget ?2016$20,000,000$26,141,667
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2016$17,669,000 (est)$23,094,855 (est)
Participations2016$694,000$907,116
Residuals ?2016$1,294,000$1,691,366
Interest & Overhead2016$4,000,000$5,228,333
Total Expenses2016$43,657,000$57,063,337
Movie Net Profit or Loss2016$-8,973,119$-11,728,614

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