The Upside

2019 | Comedy, Drama, Adaptation, Remake

Synopsis

A comedic look at the relationship between a wealthy man with quadriplegia and an unemployed man with a criminal record who's hired to help him.

Scores

Overall Score
83.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
86.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
92.4%
Review Aggregate
63.6

Critic Consensus

43.2% Fresh • 190 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 43% of 190 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, funny, character-driven. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotfunnycharacter-drivenemotionallightheartedupliftingdarkhistoricalgrittyrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Kevin Hart2019$3,051,000$3,743,000(est)
Bryan Cranston2019$1,878,000$2,304,000(est)
Nicole Kidman2019$1,414,000$1,735,000(est)
Golshifteh Farahani2019$1,156,000$1,418,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score43.0
RT critic review count190
Rotten Tomatoes audience score82.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating7.1
IMDb votes67,808

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2019$108,252,520$132,807,244
International2019$17,600,000$21,592,176
Worldwide2019$125,852,520$154,399,420

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 Revenue2019$61,166,260$75,040,492
Digital Rentals ?2019$4,984,000$6,114,512
Digital Purchases ?2019$5,952,000$7,302,081
Physical Rentals ?2019$2,255,000$2,766,498
Physical Purchases ?2019$6,490,000$7,962,115
TV & Streaming Revenue2019$27,063,130$33,201,811
Total Revenues2019$107,910,390$132,387,509
Expenses
Budget ?2019$37,500,000$46,006,057
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2019$34,157,000 (est)$41,904,771 (est)
Participations2019$8,633,000$10,591,208
Residuals ?2019$2,262,000$2,775,085
Interest & Overhead2019$6,375,000$7,821,030
Total Expenses2019$88,927,000$109,098,151
Movie Net Profit or Loss2019$18,983,390$23,289,358

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