The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

2022 | Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller

Synopsis

Movie star Nick Cage must channel his iconic screen characters when he finds himself caught in-between a dangerous super-fan and a CIA agent.

Scores

Overall Score
86.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
91.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
83.0%
Review Aggregate
82.8

Critic Consensus

87.1% Fresh • 318 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 87% of 318 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, thin plot, romantic. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

funnythin plotromanticsatiricalemotionalcharacter-drivenlightheartedsurrealrealisticstylized

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Nicolas Cage2022$7,000,000 source$7,502,221reported
Pedro Pascal2022$1,038,000$1,113,000(est)
Sharon Horgan2022$782,000$838,000(est)
Ike Barinholtz2022$639,000$685,000(est)
Alessandra Mastronardi2022$547,000$586,000(est)
Jacob Scipio2022$481,000$516,000(est)
Neil Patrick Harris2022$432,000$463,000(est)
Tiffany Haddish2022$393,000$422,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score87.0
RT critic review count318
Rotten Tomatoes audience score87.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating7.0
IMDb votes173,409

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2022$20,300,157$21,756,608
International2022$8,816,163$9,448,686
Worldwide2022$29,116,320$31,205,294

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 Revenue2022$13,676,544$14,657,778
Digital Rentals ?2022$5,789,000$6,204,337
Digital Purchases ?2022$8,734,000$9,360,628
Physical Rentals ?2022$1,573,000$1,685,856
Physical Purchases ?2022$4,838,000$5,185,106
TV & Streaming Revenue2022$4,872,038$5,221,586
Total Revenues2022$39,482,581$42,315,291
Expenses
Budget ?2022$30,000,000$32,152,374
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2022$18,339,000 (est)$19,654,746 (est)
Participations2022$790,000$846,679
Residuals ?2022$1,103,000$1,182,136
Interest & Overhead2022$5,100,000$5,465,904
Total Expenses2022$55,332,000$59,301,839
Movie Net Profit or Loss2022$-15,849,419$-16,986,548

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