Wonder Wheel

2017 | Drama, Romance

Synopsis

On Coney Island in the 1950s, a lifeguard tells the story of a middle-aged carousel operator, his beleaguered wife and the visitor who turns their lives upside-down.

Scores

Overall Score
68.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
73.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
75.7%
Review Aggregate
43.0

Critic Consensus

31.3% Fresh • 201 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 31% of 201 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, visually striking, character-driven. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotvisually strikingcharacter-driventragichistoricalromanticlightheartedemotionaldarkfamily-friendly

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Jim Belushi2017$2,034,000$2,604,000(est)
Juno Temple2017$1,252,000$1,603,000(est)
Justin Timberlake2017$943,000$1,207,000(est)
Kate Winslet2017$771,000$987,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score31.0
RT critic review count201
Rotten Tomatoes audience score43.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating6.2
IMDb votes32,312

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2017$1,404,061$1,797,038
International2017$14,485,063$18,539,226
Worldwide2017$15,889,124$20,336,264

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 Revenue2017$6,496,056$8,314,209
Digital Rentals ?2017$2,933,000$3,753,905
Digital Purchases ?2017$3,272,000$4,187,786
Physical Rentals ?2017$2,187,000$2,799,110
Physical Purchases ?2017$6,282,000$8,040,243
TV & Streaming Revenue2017$561,624$718,815
Total Revenues2017$21,731,680$27,814,069
Expenses
Budget ?2017$25,000,000$31,997,145
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2017$6,366,000 (est)$8,147,753 (est)
Participations2017$435,000$556,750
Residuals ?2017$833,000$1,066,145
Interest & Overhead2017$4,250,000$5,439,515
Total Expenses2017$36,884,000$47,207,307
Movie Net Profit or Loss2017$-15,152,320$-19,393,239

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