The Man Who Invented Christmas

2017 | Biography, Comedy, Drama

Synopsis

The journey that led to Charles Dickens' creation of "A Christmas Carol," a timeless tale that would redefine Christmas.

Scores

Overall Score
70.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
68.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
69.8%
Review Aggregate
76.4

Critic Consensus

78.8% Fresh • 170 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 79% of 170 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize christmas, family-friendly, lighthearted. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

christmasfamily-friendlylightheartedhistoricaldarkcharacter-drivenvisually strikingemotionalstylizedfunny

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Dan Stevens2017$137,000$176,000(est)
Christopher Plummer2017$85,000$108,000(est)
Jonathan Pryce2017$64,000$82,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score79.0
RT critic review count170
Rotten Tomatoes audience score78.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating7.0
IMDb votes20,815

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2017$5,676,486$7,265,254
International2017$2,441,182$3,124,434
Worldwide2017$8,117,668$10,389,688

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$3,814,716$4,882,401
Digital Rentals ?2017$3,407,000$4,360,571
Digital Purchases ?2017$3,802,000$4,866,126
Physical Rentals ?2017$2,542,000$3,253,470
Physical Purchases ?2017$7,299,000$9,341,886
TV & Streaming Revenue2017$2,270,594$2,906,102
Total Revenues2017$23,135,310$29,610,555
Expenses
Budget ?2017$5,843,000 (est)$7,478,373 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2017$7,541,000 (est)$9,651,619 (est)
Participations2017$925,000$1,183,894
Residuals ?2017$1,047,000$1,340,040
Interest & Overhead2017$1,168,600$1,495,675
Total Expenses2017$16,524,600$21,149,601
Movie Net Profit or Loss2017$6,610,710$8,460,954

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