The Wife

2018 | Drama

Synopsis

A wife questions her life choices as she travels to Stockholm to see her husband receive the Nobel Prize for Literature.

Scores

Overall Score
80.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
81.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
79.8%
Review Aggregate
79.0

Critic Consensus

85.5% Fresh • 234 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 85% of 234 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, emotional, dark. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

character-drivenemotionaldarkfamily-friendlytragicfunnyhistoricalsuspensefulstylizedlighthearted

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Glenn Close2018$212,000$264,000(est)
Jonathan Pryce2018$130,000$163,000(est)
Christian Slater2018$98,000$123,000(est)
Max Irons2018$80,000$100,000(est)
Annie Starke2018$69,000$86,000(est)
Harry Lloyd2018$60,000$75,000(est)
Elizabeth McGovern2018$54,000$68,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score85.0
RT critic review count234
Rotten Tomatoes audience score77.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating7.2
IMDb votes44,540

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2018$9,601,092$11,994,674
International2018$10,377,097$12,964,139
Worldwide2018$19,978,188$24,958,812

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 Revenue2018$8,951,385$11,182,993
Digital Rentals ?2018$3,515,000$4,391,300
Digital Purchases ?2018$4,238,000$5,294,546
Physical Rentals ?2018$2,165,000$2,704,741
Physical Purchases ?2018$6,142,000$7,673,220
TV & Streaming Revenue2018$2,304,262$2,878,722
Total Revenues2018$27,315,647$34,125,522
Expenses
Budget ?2018$3,848,000 (est)$4,807,318 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2018$5,311,000 (est)$6,635,049 (est)
Participations2018$1,093,000$1,365,488
Residuals ?2018$946,000$1,181,841
Interest & Overhead2018$769,600$961,464
Total Expenses2018$11,967,600$14,951,160
Movie Net Profit or Loss2018$15,348,047$19,174,362

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