The Lucky Ones

2008 | Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance, War

Synopsis

Three different soldiers - a woman and two men - return from war and facing the peaceful life's problems of each other.

Scores

Overall Score
48.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
54.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
37.5%
Review Aggregate
51.1

Critic Consensus

39.4% Fresh • 71 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 39% of 71 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, funny, emotional. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotfunnyemotionalcharacter-drivenpoliticalfamily-friendlydarkstylizedvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Tim Robbins2008$1,347,000$1,962,000(est)
Rachel McAdams2008$829,000$1,208,000(est)
Michael Peña2008$624,000$909,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score38.0
RT critic review count73
Rotten Tomatoes audience score54.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating6.8
IMDb votes14,821

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2008$266,967$388,981
International2008$20,600$30,015
Worldwide2008$287,567$418,996

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 Revenue2008$141,724$206,496
Digital Rentals ?2008$763,000$1,111,719
Digital Purchases ?2008$272,000$396,314
Physical Rentals ?2008$6,325,000$9,215,757
Physical Purchases ?2008$13,105,000$19,094,466
TV & Streaming Revenue2008$120,135$175,041
Total Revenues2008$20,726,859$30,199,794
Expenses
Budget ?2008$14,000,000$20,398,514
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2008$230,000 (est)$335,118 (est)
Participations2008$829,000$1,207,883
Residuals ?2008$1,475,000$2,149,129
Interest & Overhead2008$2,800,000$4,079,703
Total Expenses2008$19,334,000$28,170,347
Movie Net Profit or Loss2008$1,392,859$2,029,446

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