Where the Crawdads Sing

2022 | Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller

Synopsis

A woman who raised herself in the marshes of the Deep South becomes a suspect in the murder of a man with whom she was once involved.

Scores

Overall Score
86.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
90.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
93.2%
Review Aggregate
65.2

Critic Consensus

34.4% Fresh • 221 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 34% of 221 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize gritty, thin plot, romantic. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

grittythin plotromanticemotionalvisually strikingpacing issuesuneven tonesuspensefulrealisticthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Daisy Edgar-Jones2022$1,273,000$1,364,000(est)
Taylor John Smith2022$783,000$840,000(est)
Harris Dickinson2022$590,000$632,000(est)
Michael Hyatt2022$482,000$517,000(est)
Sterling Macer, Jr.2022$413,000$442,000(est)
Jojo Regina2022$363,000$389,000(est)
Garret Dillahunt2022$326,000$349,000(est)
Ahna O'Reilly2022$297,000$318,000(est)
David Strathairn2022$273,000$293,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score34.0
RT critic review count221
Rotten Tomatoes audience score96.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating7.2
IMDb votes151,403

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2022$90,230,760$96,704,439
International2022$54,123,205$58,006,318
Worldwide2022$144,353,965$154,710,758

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 Revenue2022$66,764,662$71,554,747
Digital Rentals ?2022$6,344,000$6,799,155
Digital Purchases ?2022$9,571,000$10,257,679
Physical Rentals ?2022$1,724,000$1,847,690
Physical Purchases ?2022$5,302,000$5,682,396
TV & Streaming Revenue2022$22,557,690$24,176,110
Total Revenues2022$112,263,352$120,317,778
Expenses
Budget ?2022$24,000,000$25,721,900
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2022$29,001,000 (est)$31,081,700 (est)
Participations2022$8,981,000$9,625,349
Residuals ?2022$2,036,000$2,182,074
Interest & Overhead2022$4,800,000$5,144,380
Total Expenses2022$68,818,000$73,755,403
Movie Net Profit or Loss2022$43,445,352$46,562,374

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