The Second Mother

2015 | Comedy, Drama, Foreign Language

Synopsis

When the estranged daughter of a hard-working live-in housekeeper suddenly appears, the unspoken class barriers that exist within the home are thrown into disarray.

Scores

Overall Score
65.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
61.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
58.3%
Review Aggregate
89.8

Critic Consensus

96.7% Fresh • 92 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 97% of 92 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, character-driven, family-friendly. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

funnycharacter-drivenfamily-friendlyemotionalupliftingstylizedvisually strikingdarkthought-provokinggritty

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Regina Casé2015$209,000$276,000(est)
Camila Márdila2015$128,000$170,000(est)
Karine Teles2015$97,000$128,000(est)
Lourenço Mutarelli2015$79,000$105,000(est)
Michel Joelsas2015$68,000$90,000(est)
Helena Albergaria2015$60,000$79,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score97.0
RT critic review count92
Rotten Tomatoes audience score90.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating7.8
IMDb votes18,647

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2015$376,986$498,989
International2015$2,626,574$3,476,609
Worldwide2015$3,003,560$3,975,598

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 Revenue2015$1,239,123$1,640,138
Digital Rentals ?2015$2,173,000$2,876,245
Digital Purchases ?2015$2,278,000$3,015,226
Physical Rentals ?2015$2,465,000$3,262,745
Physical Purchases ?2015$6,605,000$8,742,568
TV & Streaming Revenue2015$169,644$224,545
Total Revenues2015$14,929,766$19,761,467
Expenses
Budget ?2015$4,000,000$5,294,515
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2015$2,009,000 (est)$2,659,170 (est)
Participations2015$597,000$790,206
Residuals ?2015$807,000$1,068,168
Interest & Overhead2015$800,000$1,058,903
Total Expenses2015$8,213,000$10,870,962
Movie Net Profit or Loss2015$6,716,766$8,890,505

Similar Movies

Related titles based on shared genres and franchise overlap. View all similar movies
PosterMovieYearMatchOverallEst. Profit
The Intouchables posterThe Intouchables2012Shared genres: 395.5$143,746,003
Life Is Beautiful posterLife Is Beautiful1998Shared genres: 395.2$112,743,538
3 Idiots poster3 Idiots2009Shared genres: 389.8$56,355,505
PK posterPK2014Shared genres: 388.8$60,599,371
Wild Tales posterWild Tales2015Shared genres: 387.1$21,136,822