The Lobster

2016 | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Synopsis

In a dystopian near future, according to the laws of The City, single people are taken to The Hotel, where they are obliged to find a romantic partner in 45 days or they're transformed into beasts and sent off into The Woods.

Scores

Overall Score
81.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
96.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
66.1%
Review Aggregate
75.3

Critic Consensus

87.4% Fresh • 270 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 87% of 270 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, satirical, romantic. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

funnysatiricalromanticdarkemotionalsurrealtragicstylizedthought-provokingvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Colin Farrell2016$154,000$201,000(est)
Rachel Weisz2016$95,000$124,000(est)
Jessica Barden2016$71,000$93,000(est)
Olivia Colman2016$58,000$76,000(est)
Ashley Jensen2016$50,000$65,000(est)
Ariane Labed2016$44,000$57,000(est)
Angeliki Papoulia2016$39,000$52,000(est)
John C. Reilly2016$36,000$47,000(est)
Léa Seydoux2016$33,000$43,000(est)
Michael Smiley2016$31,000$40,000(est)
Ben Whishaw2016$29,000$38,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score87.0
RT critic review count270
Rotten Tomatoes audience score65.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating7.1
IMDb votes323,383

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2016$376,871$492,602
International2016$6,279,835$8,208,268
Worldwide2016$6,656,706$8,700,869

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$2,700,370$3,529,608
Digital Rentals ?2016$2,603,000$3,402,338
Digital Purchases ?2016$2,653,000$3,467,692
Physical Rentals ?2016$2,285,000$2,986,685
Physical Purchases ?2016$6,448,000$8,428,073
TV & Streaming Revenue2016$169,592$221,671
Total Revenues2016$16,858,961$22,036,068
Expenses
Budget ?2016$4,000,000$5,228,333
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2016$3,763,000 (est)$4,918,555 (est)
Participations2016$674,000$880,974
Residuals ?2016$809,000$1,057,430
Interest & Overhead2016$800,000$1,045,667
Total Expenses2016$10,046,000$13,130,959
Movie Net Profit or Loss2016$6,812,961$8,905,108

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