The Personal History of David Copperfield

2020 | Comedy, Drama

Synopsis

A modern take on Charles Dickens's classic tale of a young orphan who is able to triumph over many obstacles.

Scores

Overall Score
78.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
75.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
84.6%
Review Aggregate
72.1

Critic Consensus

91.6% Fresh • 249 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 92% of 249 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, lighthearted, visually striking. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

funnylightheartedvisually strikingemotionalcharacter-drivenstylizedgrittyupliftinghistoricalsatirical

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Dev Patel2020$786,000$952,000(est)
Aneurin Barnard2020$484,000$586,000(est)
Peter Capaldi2020$364,000$441,000(est)
Morfydd Clark2020$298,000$361,000(est)
Daisy May Cooper2020$255,000$309,000(est)
Rosalind Eleazar2020$224,000$272,000(est)
Hugh Laurie2020$201,000$244,000(est)
Tilda Swinton2020$183,000$222,000(est)
Ben Whishaw2020$169,000$205,000(est)
Paul Whitehouse2020$157,000$190,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score92.0
RT critic review count249
Rotten Tomatoes audience score55.0
RT audience rating count500
IMDb rating6.4
IMDb votes23,549

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2020$1,876,298$2,274,323
International2020$12,522,972$15,179,507
Worldwide2020$14,399,270$17,453,829

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 Revenue2020$5,947,338$7,208,964
Digital Rentals ?2020$13,758,000$16,676,525
Digital Purchases ?2020$12,734,000$15,435,301
Physical Rentals ?2020$3,206,000$3,886,098
Physical Purchases ?2020$9,666,000$11,716,477
TV & Streaming Revenue2020$750,519$909,729
Total Revenues2020$46,061,857$55,833,093
Expenses
Budget ?2020$15,600,000$18,909,274
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2020$2,718,000 (est)$3,294,577 (est)
Participations2020$1,842,000$2,232,749
Residuals ?2020$1,823,000$2,209,718
Interest & Overhead2020$3,120,000$3,781,855
Total Expenses2020$25,103,000$30,428,173
Movie Net Profit or Loss2020$20,958,857$25,404,921

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