The Way He Looks

2014 | Drama, Romance, Foreign Language, Homosexual Theme, LGBTQ Theme

Synopsis

Leonardo is a blind teenager searching for independence. His everyday life, the relationship with his best friend Giovana, and the way he sees the world change completely with the arrival of Gabriel.

Scores

Overall Score
67.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
67.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
54.2%
Review Aggregate
88.5

Critic Consensus

92.9% Fresh • 42 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 93% of 42 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize coming of age, lighthearted, romantic. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

coming of agelightheartedromanticvisually strikingstylizedemotional

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Ghilherme Lobo2014$141,000$187,000(est)
Fábio Audi2014$87,000$115,000(est)
Tess Amorim2014$65,000$87,000(est)
Lúcia Romano2014$53,000$71,000(est)
Eucir de Souza2014$46,000$60,000(est)
Selma Egrei2014$40,000$53,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score93.0
RT critic review count42
Rotten Tomatoes audience score90.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating7.9
IMDb votes28,968

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2014$101,451$134,454
International2014$1,106,390$1,466,306
Worldwide2014$1,207,841$1,600,759

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 Revenue2014$493,282$653,749
Digital Rentals ?2014$1,912,000$2,533,986
Digital Purchases ?2014$1,515,000$2,007,839
Physical Rentals ?2014$2,180,000$2,889,168
Physical Purchases ?2014$5,877,000$7,788,825
TV & Streaming Revenue2014$50,726$67,227
Total Revenues2014$12,028,007$15,940,793
Expenses
Budget ?2014$2,700,000$3,578,327
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2014$966,000 (est)$1,280,246 (est)
Participations2014$481,000$637,472
Residuals ?2014$703,000$931,690
Interest & Overhead2014$540,000$715,665
Total Expenses2014$5,390,000$7,143,401
Movie Net Profit or Loss2014$6,638,007$8,797,392

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