The Lovers

2017 | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Romantic Comedy

Synopsis

Debra Winger and Tracy Letts play a long-married, dispassionate couple who are both in the midst of serious affairs. But on the brink of calling it quits, a spark between them suddenly reignites, leading them into an impulsive romance.

Scores

Overall Score
55.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
51.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
57.2%
Review Aggregate
62.4

Critic Consensus

81.4% Fresh • 113 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 81% of 113 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, character-driven, romantic. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

thin plotcharacter-drivenromanticfunnydarklightheartedrealisticemotionalupliftingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Debra Winger2017$25,000$33,000(est)
Tracy Letts2017$16,000$20,000(est)
Aidan Gillen2017$12,000$15,000(est)
Melora Walters2017$10,000$12,000(est)
Tyler Ross2017$8,000$11,000(est)
Jessica Sula2017$7,000$9,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score81.0
RT critic review count113
Rotten Tomatoes audience score42.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating6.1
IMDb votes4,428

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2017$2,194,521$2,808,736
International2017$21,562$27,597
Worldwide2017$2,216,083$2,836,333

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$1,105,885$1,415,407
Digital Rentals ?2017$2,909,000$3,723,188
Digital Purchases ?2017$3,246,000$4,154,509
Physical Rentals ?2017$2,170,000$2,777,352
Physical Purchases ?2017$6,232,000$7,976,248
TV & Streaming Revenue2017$877,808$1,123,494
Total Revenues2017$16,540,694$21,170,198
Expenses
Budget ?2017$2,438,000 (est)$3,120,361 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2017$2,105,000 (est)$2,694,159 (est)
Participations2017$662,000$847,284
Residuals ?2017$841,000$1,076,384
Interest & Overhead2017$487,600$624,072
Total Expenses2017$6,533,600$8,362,261
Movie Net Profit or Loss2017$10,007,094$12,807,936

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