The Time Being

2013 | Mystery

Synopsis

A struggling young artist meets a mysterious and wealthy benefactor, who offers him a series of increasingly bizarre surveillance assignments.

Scores

Overall Score
49.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
72.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
7.0%
Review Aggregate
70.6

Critic Consensus

70.8% Fresh • 168 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 71% of 168 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize romantic, lighthearted, thin plot. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

romanticlightheartedthin plotfunnyemotionalfamily-friendlyupliftingvisually strikingrealisticdark

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Domhnall Gleeson2013$863,000$1,161,000(est)
Rachel McAdams2013$531,000$715,000(est)
Bill Nighy2013$400,000$538,000(est)
Tom Hollander2013$327,000$440,000(est)
Margot Robbie2013$280,000$376,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score71.0
RT critic review count168
Rotten Tomatoes audience score82.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating5.4
IMDb votes923

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2013$5,274$7,101
International2013N/AN/A
Worldwide2013$5,274$7,101

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$2,637$3,550
Digital Rentals ?2013$257,000$346,012
Digital Purchases ?2013$154,000$207,338
Physical Rentals ?2013$333,000$448,335
Physical Purchases ?2013$862,000$1,160,555
TV & Streaming Revenue2013$3,600,000$4,846,867
Total Revenues2013$5,208,637$7,012,658
Expenses
Budget ?2013$12,000,000$16,156,223
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2013$80,000 (est)$107,708 (est)
Participations2013$104,000$140,021
Residuals ?2013$267,000$359,476
Interest & Overhead2013$2,400,000$3,231,245
Total Expenses2013$14,851,000$19,994,672
Movie Net Profit or Loss2013$-9,642,363$-12,982,014

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