The Lovely Bones

2009 | Drama, Fantasy, Thriller

Synopsis

Centers on a young girl who has been murdered and watches over her family - and her killer - from purgatory. She must weigh her desire for vengeance against her desire for her family to heal.

Scores

Overall Score
81.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
91.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
87.6%
Review Aggregate
47.1

Critic Consensus

31.0% Fresh • 242 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 31% of 242 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize visually striking, emotional, thin plot. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

visually strikingemotionalthin plotfamily-friendlycharacter-drivencoming of agegrittyupliftingfunnystylized

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Mark Wahlberg2009$5,086,000$7,438,000(est)
Rachel Weisz2009$3,131,000$4,578,000(est)
Susan Sarandon2009$2,357,000$3,447,000(est)
Stanley Tucci2009$1,927,000$2,818,000(est)
Michael Imperioli2009$1,648,000$2,411,000(est)
Saoirse Ronan2009$1,451,000$2,122,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score31.0
RT critic review count245
Rotten Tomatoes audience score52.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating6.6
IMDb votes188,074

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2009$44,114,232$64,515,775
International2009$49,507,108$72,402,699
Worldwide2009$93,621,344$136,918,480

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 Revenue2009$41,859,959$61,218,967
Digital Rentals ?2009$3,396,000$4,966,551
Digital Purchases ?2009$1,089,000$1,592,631
Physical Rentals ?2009$13,868,000$20,281,545
Physical Purchases ?2009$29,634,000$43,338,859
TV & Streaming Revenue2009$11,028,558$16,128,944
Total Revenues2009$100,875,517$147,527,496
Expenses
Budget ?2009$65,000,000$95,060,601
Print & Advertising (P&A) ? source2009$85,000,000$124,310,016
Participations2009$2,018,000$2,951,266
Residuals ?2009$3,918,000$5,729,961
Interest & Overhead2009$9,750,000$14,259,090
Total Expenses2009$165,686,000$242,310,934
Movie Net Profit or Loss2009$-64,810,483$-94,783,437

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