The Spectacular Now

2013 | Drama, Romance, Adaptation, Book Adaptation, Teenager, Young Adult Novel Adaptation

Synopsis

A hard-partying high school senior's philosophy on life changes when he meets the not-so-typical "nice girl."

Scores

Overall Score
79.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
86.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
69.5%
Review Aggregate
80.9

Critic Consensus

91.8% Fresh • 170 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 92% of 170 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize coming of age, romantic, emotional. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

coming of ageromanticemotionalcharacter-drivenfunnylightheartedgrittyrealisticstylizeddark

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Miles Teller2013$120,000$162,000(est)
Shailene Woodley2013$74,000$100,000(est)
Brie Larson2013$56,000$75,000(est)
Mary Elizabeth Winstead2013$46,000$61,000(est)
Bob Odenkirk2013$39,000$53,000(est)
Jennifer Jason Leigh2013$34,000$46,000(est)
Kyle Chandler2013$31,000$42,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score92.0
RT critic review count170
Rotten Tomatoes audience score76.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating7.0
IMDb votes166,634

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2013$6,854,611$9,228,719
International2013$63,980$86,140
Worldwide2013$6,918,591$9,314,858

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$3,452,898$4,648,815
Digital Rentals ?2013$4,016,000$5,406,949
Digital Purchases ?2013$2,401,000$3,232,591
Physical Rentals ?2013$5,191,000$6,988,913
Physical Purchases ?2013$13,450,000$18,108,433
TV & Streaming Revenue2013$2,741,844$3,691,488
Total Revenues2013$31,252,742$42,077,189
Expenses
Budget ?2013$2,500,000$3,365,880
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2013$3,125,000 (est)$4,207,350 (est)
Participations2013$1,250,000$1,682,940
Residuals ?2013$1,729,000$2,327,842
Interest & Overhead2013$500,000$673,176
Total Expenses2013$9,104,000$12,257,188
Movie Net Profit or Loss2013$22,148,742$29,820,001

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