The Way Way Back

2013 | Comedy, Drama

Synopsis

Shy 14-year-old Duncan goes on summer vacation with his mother, her overbearing boyfriend, and her boyfriend's daughter. Having a rough time fitting in, Duncan finds an unexpected friend in Owen, manager of the Water Wizz water park.

Scores

Overall Score
83.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
88.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
78.8%
Review Aggregate
81.1

Critic Consensus

83.0% Fresh • 182 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 83% of 182 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, coming of age, lighthearted. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

funnycoming of agelightheartedcharacter-drivenemotionalrealisticupliftingfamily-friendlythought-provokingdark

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Steve Carell2013$212,000$286,000(est)
Toni Collette2013$131,000$176,000(est)
Allison Janney2013$98,000$132,000(est)
AnnaSophia Robb2013$80,000$108,000(est)
Sam Rockwell2013$69,000$93,000(est)
Maya Rudolph2013$61,000$81,000(est)
Liam James2013$54,000$73,000(est)
Rob Corddry2013$49,000$67,000(est)
Amanda Peet2013$46,000$61,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score83.0
RT critic review count183
Rotten Tomatoes audience score84.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating7.4
IMDb votes162,198

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2013$21,506,546$28,955,380
International2013$4,968,374$6,689,180
Worldwide2013$26,474,920$35,644,560

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$12,740,623$17,153,362
Digital Rentals ?2013$4,403,000$5,927,988
Digital Purchases ?2013$2,632,000$3,543,598
Physical Rentals ?2013$5,690,000$7,660,743
Physical Purchases ?2013$14,744,000$19,850,613
TV & Streaming Revenue2013$5,161,571$6,949,291
Total Revenues2013$45,371,194$61,085,595
Expenses
Budget ?2013$5,000,000$6,731,760
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2013$6,250,000 (est)$8,414,700 (est)
Participations2013$3,630,000$4,887,258
Residuals ?2013$2,000,000$2,692,704
Interest & Overhead2013$1,000,000$1,346,352
Total Expenses2013$17,880,000$24,072,773
Movie Net Profit or Loss2013$27,491,194$37,012,822

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