The Selfish Giant

2013 | Drama

Synopsis

Two thirteen-year-old working-class friends in Bradford seek fortune by getting involved with a local scrap dealer and criminal.

Scores

Overall Score
63.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
59.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
55.6%
Review Aggregate
85.8

Critic Consensus

97.6% Fresh • 84 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 98% of 84 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, character-driven, dark. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

emotionalcharacter-drivendarkgrittytragiccoming of agestylizedfamily-friendlyvisually strikingfunny

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Conner Chapman2013$54,000$73,000(est)
Shaun Thomas2013$33,000$45,000(est)
Sean Gilder2013$25,000$34,000(est)
Lorraine Ashbourne2013$20,000$27,000(est)
Ian Burfield2013$17,000$24,000(est)
Steve Evets2013$15,000$21,000(est)
Siobhan Finneran2013$14,000$19,000(est)
Ralph Ineson2013$13,000$17,000(est)
Rebecca Manley2013$12,000$16,000(est)
Rhys McCoy2013$11,000$14,000(est)
Elliott Tittensor2013$10,000$14,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score98.0
RT critic review count84
Rotten Tomatoes audience score81.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating7.3
IMDb votes13,060

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2013$12,189$16,411
International2013$1,101,838$1,483,462
Worldwide2013$1,114,027$1,499,872

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 Revenue2013$446,830$601,590
Digital Rentals ?2013$687,000$924,944
Digital Purchases ?2013$411,000$553,351
Physical Rentals ?2013$889,000$1,196,907
Physical Purchases ?2013$2,302,000$3,099,302
TV & Streaming Revenue2013$420,000$565,468
Total Revenues2013$5,155,830$6,941,561
Expenses
Budget ?2013$1,400,000$1,884,893
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2013$627,000 (est)$844,163 (est)
Participations2013$206,000$277,348
Residuals ?2013$286,000$385,057
Interest & Overhead2013$280,000$376,979
Total Expenses2013$2,799,000$3,768,439
Movie Net Profit or Loss2013$2,356,830$3,173,122

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