Thumbsucker

2005 | Comedy, Drama

Synopsis

Justin throws himself and everyone around him into chaos when he attempts to break free from his addiction to his thumb.

Scores

Overall Score
63.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
66.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
56.1%
Review Aggregate
69.1

Critic Consensus

68.6% Fresh • 105 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 69% of 105 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize coming of age, thin plot, funny. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

coming of agethin plotfunnycharacter-drivenemotionalgrittyfamily-friendlytragicsatiricalpsychological

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Lou Pucci2005$195,000$314,000(est)
Tilda Swinton2005$120,000$193,000(est)
Vincent D'Onofrio2005$91,000$145,000(est)
Keanu Reeves2005$74,000$119,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score70.0
RT critic review count115
Rotten Tomatoes audience score71.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating6.5
IMDb votes22,333

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2005$1,328,679$2,134,186
International2005$810,063$1,301,161
Worldwide2005$2,138,742$3,435,347

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 Revenue2005$988,365$1,587,558
Digital Rentals ?2005$195,000$313,218
Digital Purchases ?2005$30,000$48,187
Physical Rentals ?2005$10,855,000$17,435,809
Physical Purchases ?2005$26,060,000$41,858,792
TV & Streaming Revenue2005$531,472$853,675
Total Revenues2005$38,659,836$62,097,238
Expenses
Budget ?2005$3,000,000$4,818,740
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2005$2,032,000 (est)$3,263,893 (est)
Participations2005$3,093,000$4,968,121
Residuals ?2005$2,758,000$4,430,029
Interest & Overhead2005$600,000$963,748
Total Expenses2005$11,483,000$18,444,532
Movie Net Profit or Loss2005$27,176,836$43,652,706

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