Transamerica

2005 | Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Cross-dressing, Homosexual Theme, LGBTQ Theme, Road Trip

Synopsis

A transgender woman takes an unexpected journey when she learns that she had a son, now a teenage runaway hustling on the streets of New York.

Scores

Overall Score
72.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
70.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
70.7%
Review Aggregate
78.1

Critic Consensus

76.6% Fresh • 137 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 77% of 137 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, family-friendly, emotional. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

funnyfamily-friendlyemotionalcharacter-drivengrittylightheartedstylizedthought-provokingromanticrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Felicity Huffman2005$48,000$77,000(est)
Kevin Zegers2005$30,000$48,000(est)
Graham Greene2005$22,000$36,000(est)
Fionnula Flanagan2005$18,000$29,000(est)
Burt Young2005$16,000$25,000(est)
Carrie Preston2005$14,000$22,000(est)
Elizabeth Peña2005$12,000$20,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score77.0
RT critic review count145
Rotten Tomatoes audience score83.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating7.3
IMDb votes43,040

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2005$9,015,303$14,480,801
International2005$6,136,441$9,856,639
Worldwide2005$15,151,744$24,337,440

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$6,962,228$11,183,056
Digital Rentals ?2005$235,000$377,468
Digital Purchases ?2005$37,000$59,431
Physical Rentals ?2005$13,128,000$21,086,808
Physical Purchases ?2005$31,516,000$50,622,473
TV & Streaming Revenue2005$2,163,673$3,475,392
Total Revenues2005$54,041,901$86,804,629
Expenses
Budget ?2005$1,000,000$1,606,247
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2005$900,000 (est)$1,445,622 (est)
Participations2005$4,323,000$6,943,805
Residuals ?2005$3,410,000$5,477,302
Interest & Overhead2005$200,000$321,249
Total Expenses2005$9,833,000$15,794,225
Movie Net Profit or Loss2005$44,208,901$71,010,404

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