The Trouble with Bliss

2012 | Comedy, Drama, Romantic Comedy

Synopsis

A guy in his mid-thirties watches his life comically unravel after he enters into a relationship with the daughter of a former high-school classmate.

Scores

Overall Score
26.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
33.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
11.9%
Review Aggregate
36.2

Critic Consensus

33.3% Fresh • 18 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 33% of 18 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize gritty, emotional, pacing issues. Many reviews cite pacing issues as the main reasons it falls short.

grittyemotionalpacing issuesfunnycharacter-drivenvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Michael C. Hall2012$0$0(est)
Chris Messina2012$0$0(est)
Brie Larson2012$0$0(est)
Peter Fonda2012$0$0(est)
Lucy Liu2012$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score33.0
RT critic review count18
Rotten Tomatoes audience score28.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating5.3
IMDb votes2,902

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2012$13,093$17,889
International2012N/AN/A
Worldwide2012$13,093$17,889

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$6,546$8,944
Digital Rentals ?2012$486,000$664,017
Digital Purchases ?2012$218,000$297,851
Physical Rentals ?2012$770,000$1,052,043
Physical Purchases ?2012$1,903,000$2,600,048
TV & Streaming Revenue2012$75,000$102,472
Total Revenues2012$3,458,546$4,725,375
Expenses
Budget ?2012$250,000 (est)$341,572 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2012$80,000 (est)$109,303 (est)
Participations2012$138,000$188,548
Residuals ?2012$219,000$299,217
Interest & Overhead2012$50,000$68,314
Total Expenses2012$737,000$1,006,955
Movie Net Profit or Loss2012$2,721,546$3,718,419

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