The Secret World of Arrietty

2012 | Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Adaptation, Anime, Book Adaptation, Children's Book Adaptation

Synopsis

The Clock family are four-inch-tall people who live anonymously in another family's residence, borrowing simple items to make their home. Life changes for the Clocks when their teenage daughter Arrietty is discovered.

Scores

Overall Score
86.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
81.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
92.3%
Review Aggregate
86.7

Critic Consensus

94.0% Fresh • 149 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 94% of 149 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize lighthearted, family-friendly, visually striking. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

lightheartedfamily-friendlyvisually strikingemotionalgrittystylizedrealisticsuspensefulupliftingsurreal

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Mirai ShidaRyunosuke KamikiShinobu OtakeKeiko TakeshitaTatsuya FujiwaraTomokazu MiuraKirin Kiki2012$4,600,000$6,285,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score94.0
RT critic review count150
Rotten Tomatoes audience score86.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating7.6
IMDb votes113,296

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2012$19,202,743$26,236,500
International2012$129,766,018$177,297,909
Worldwide2012$148,968,761$203,534,409

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 Revenue2012$61,507,779$84,037,414
Digital Rentals ?2012$4,133,000$5,646,873
Digital Purchases ?2012$1,858,000$2,538,565
Physical Rentals ?2012$6,550,000$8,949,194
Physical Purchases ?2012$16,182,000$22,109,292
TV & Streaming Revenue2012$4,608,658$6,296,760
Total Revenues2012$94,839,437$129,578,098
Expenses
Budget ?2012$23,000,000$31,424,652
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2012$28,750,000 (est)$39,280,814 (est)
Participations2012$7,587,000$10,366,036
Residuals ?2012$2,120,000$2,896,533
Interest & Overhead2012$4,600,000$6,284,930
Total Expenses2012$66,057,000$90,252,966
Movie Net Profit or Loss2012$28,782,437$39,325,133

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