The Private Lives of Pippa Lee

2009 | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Synopsis

After her much older husband forces a move to a suburban retirement community, Pippa Lee engages in a period of reflection and finds herself heading toward a quiet nervous breakdown.

Scores

Overall Score
54.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
51.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
55.3%
Review Aggregate
60.9

Critic Consensus

69.9% Fresh • 73 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 70% of 73 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, thin plot, funny. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

emotionalthin plotfunnycharacter-drivenfamily-friendlycoming of agesatiricalvisually strikingstylizedgritty

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Robin Wright Penn2009$22,000$32,000(est)
Alan Arkin2009$13,000$19,000(est)
Maria Bello2009$10,000$15,000(est)
Monica Bellucci2009$8,000$12,000(est)
Blake Lively2009$7,000$10,000(est)
Julianne Moore2009$6,000$9,000(est)
Keanu Reeves2009$6,000$8,000(est)
Winona Ryder2009$5,000$7,000(est)
Tim Guinee2009$5,000$7,000(est)
Robin Weigert2009$4,000$6,000(est)
Ryan McDonald2009$4,000$6,000(est)
Zoe Kazan2009$4,000$6,000(est)
Mike Binder2009$4,000$5,000(est)
Shirley Knight2009$3,000$5,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score69.0
RT critic review count75
Rotten Tomatoes audience score50.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating6.3
IMDb votes14,603

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2009$337,356$493,373
International2009$2,523,617$3,690,716
Worldwide2009$2,860,973$4,184,090

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 Revenue2009$1,178,125$1,722,973
Digital Rentals ?2009$1,520,000$2,222,956
Digital Purchases ?2009$487,000$712,223
Physical Rentals ?2009$6,206,000$9,076,094
Physical Purchases ?2009$13,262,000$19,395,289
TV & Streaming Revenue2009$151,810$222,018
Total Revenues2009$22,804,935$33,351,553
Expenses
Budget ?2009$3,147,000 (est)$4,602,396 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2009$2,342,000 (est)$3,425,107 (est)
Participations2009$912,000$1,333,773
Residuals ?2009$1,519,000$2,221,493
Interest & Overhead2009$629,400$920,479
Total Expenses2009$8,549,400$12,503,248
Movie Net Profit or Loss2009$14,255,535$20,848,305

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