Wendy and Lucy

2008 | Drama

Synopsis

Over the summer, a series of unfortunate happenings triggers a financial crisis for a young woman and she soon finds her life falling apart.

Scores

Overall Score
58.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
59.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
48.4%
Review Aggregate
75.2

Critic Consensus

85.7% Fresh • 182 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 86% of 182 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, lighthearted, realistic. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

emotionallightheartedrealistictragiccharacter-drivenpoliticalstylizedcoming of agedarkscary

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Michelle Williams2008$16,000$23,000(est)
Walter Dalton2008$10,000$14,000(est)
Will Oldham2008$7,000$11,000(est)
Larry Fessenden2008$6,000$9,000(est)
John Robinson2008$5,000$7,000(est)
Will Patton2008$4,000$7,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score85.0
RT critic review count183
Rotten Tomatoes audience score67.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating7.1
IMDb votes20,635

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2008$865,695$1,261,349
International2008$326,960$476,393
Worldwide2008$1,192,655$1,737,742

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 Revenue2008$563,632$821,232
Digital Rentals ?2008$970,000$1,413,326
Digital Purchases ?2008$346,000$504,135
Physical Rentals ?2008$8,041,000$11,716,032
Physical Purchases ?2008$16,660,000$24,274,231
TV & Streaming Revenue2008$346,278$504,540
Total Revenues2008$26,926,910$39,233,495
Expenses
Budget ?2008$300,000$437,111
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2008$270,000 (est)$393,400 (est)
Participations2008$1,077,000$1,569,229
Residuals ?2008$1,887,000$2,749,428
Interest & Overhead2008$60,000$87,422
Total Expenses2008$3,594,000$5,236,590
Movie Net Profit or Loss2008$23,332,910$33,996,905

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