Synopsis
Santiago and Eugenio are more than friends, they are life long business partners. They understand each other without words, they care for each other, they need each other. One day Eugenio disappears without leaving any clues behind. Santiago immediately notices his absence, but only realizes what have happened when Eugenio's wife, Laura, lost and hopeless assures him that Eugenio has left. Santiago and Laura begin a journey in order to find him and end up discovering that they prefer to stay together in this quest rather than finding out where he is. 'The Mystery of Happiness' is a film about love, but goes beyond it, it pushes boundaries, it explores the idea of loyalty and estrangement, and it definitely puts dreams over long lost promises.
Scores
Popularity Percentile (Year)
17.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
63.3%
Critic Consensus
100.0% Fresh • 2 critic reviews
Critic reception is largely positive, with 100% of 2 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, character-driven, romantic. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.
funnycharacter-drivenromanticemotionalvisually strikingthought-provoking
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|
| N/A |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic scoreN/A
RT critic review count2
Rotten Tomatoes audience score37.0
RT audience rating count50
IMDb rating6.1
IMDb votes1,087
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Domestic | 2014 | $8,528 | $11,302 |
| International | 2014 | $3,207,846 | $4,251,378 |
| Worldwide | 2014 | $3,216,374 | $4,262,680 |
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).
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Revenues |
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2014 | $1,287,402 | $1,706,202 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2014 | $366,000 | $485,062 |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2014 | $290,000 | $384,339 |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2014 | $418,000 | $553,978 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2014 | $1,126,000 | $1,492,295 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2014 | $211,800 | $280,700 |
| Total Revenues | 2014 | $3,699,202 | $4,902,576 |
| Expenses |
| Budget ? | 2014 | $706,000 (est) | $935,666 (est) |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2014 | $648,000 (est) | $858,798 (est) |
| Participations | 2014 | $148,000 | $196,145 |
| Residuals ? | 2014 | $137,000 | $181,567 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2014 | $141,200 | $187,133 |
| Total Expenses | 2014 | $1,780,200 | $2,359,310 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2014 | $1,919,002 | $2,543,266 |
Similar Movies
| Poster | Movie | Year | Match | Overall | Est. Profit |
|---|
 | Life Is Beautiful | 1998 | Shared genres: 4 | 95.2 | $112,743,538 |
 | Good Bye Lenin! | 2004 | Shared genres: 4 | 86.1 | $47,020,884 |
 | All About My Mother | 1999 | Shared genres: 4 | 85.7 | $-621,537,501 |
 | A Man Called Ove | 2016 | Shared genres: 4 | 81.9 | $18,595,413 |
 | Chhichhore | 2019 | Shared genres: 4 | 76.9 | $5,830,756 |
Tooltips
- Budget Estimated using Machine Learning
- Digital Rentals: PVOD, VOD, & On-Demand
- Marketing & distribution costs to release Movie in Theaters. Includes: Online & Offline Ads, Posters, Trailer Production, and physical or digital copies (formerly "prints") sent to cinemas.
- Net Digital Purchase Revenue
- Net Revenues for Physical Rentals: VHS, DVD, BluRay (when appropriate)
- Physical Purchases: VHS $0, DVD $785,000, BluRay $341,000
- Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
- Theatrical box office grosses split into Domestic, International, and Worldwide totals.
- Union-modeled residuals using SAG-AFTRA and WGA schedules as a simplified estimate proxy.
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Budget Tooltip
Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
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