To Save a Life

2010 | Drama, Christian Theme, Religious Theme

Synopsis

After a childhood friend's death, Jake Taylor, an all-star athlete must change his life - and sacrifice his dreams to save the lives of others.

Scores

Overall Score
54.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
49.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
57.2%
Review Aggregate
60.9

Critic Consensus

40.0% Fresh • 20 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 40% of 20 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize coming of age, thin plot, gritty. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

coming of agethin plotgrittydarkcharacter-drivenuplifting

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Randy Wayne2010$38,000$55,000(est)
Deja Kreutzberg2010$24,000$34,000(est)
Joshua Wiegel2010$18,000$26,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score38.0
RT critic review count21
Rotten Tomatoes audience score82.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating6.8
IMDb votes5,963

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2010$3,777,210$5,432,879
International2010$47,658$68,548
Worldwide2010$3,824,868$5,501,426

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 Revenue2010$1,907,668$2,743,858
Digital Rentals ?2010$3,228,000$4,642,933
Digital Purchases ?2010$941,000$1,353,470
Physical Rentals ?2010$7,576,000$10,896,796
Physical Purchases ?2010$16,972,000$24,411,355
TV & Streaming Revenue2010$1,510,884$2,173,151
Total Revenues2010$32,135,552$46,221,563
Expenses
Budget ?2010$500,000$719,166
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2010$450,000 (est)$647,249 (est)
Participations2010$2,571,000$3,697,949
Residuals ?2010$2,049,000$2,947,140
Interest & Overhead2010$100,000$143,833
Total Expenses2010$5,670,000$8,155,337
Movie Net Profit or Loss2010$26,465,552$38,066,226

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