Release: Every Secret Thing

Every Secret Thing
Biography/Crime
Director: Mark Romanek
Cast: Daisy Ridley, Anthony Mackie, Logan Lerman, Jena Malone, Billie Lourd, Alice Englert, Justin Chatwin, Jamie Chung, William Fichtner

Budget: $44,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $55,069,095
Foreign Box Office: $40,509,958
Total Profit: $34,610,845

Reaction: Yet another risky film pays off for the studio. No big name actors. No big name director. A 43-year-old true story that younger audiences most likely haven't heard of. We're pleasantly surprised by the box office performance. Every time one of these riskier films works, it makes us want to keep making similar films.

"While the direction is very technically proficient, the story of the film is a little too unfocused. While possibly intentional, the script really fails to give us insight into the thought process behind Patty Hearst's actions." - Tim Greer, L.A. Weekly

"Director Mark Romanek, known for his still frames and visual precision, makes the uncharacteristic choice of allowing the film to sink or swim on the strength of a cast filled with mostly untested talents. Sometimes this makes the movie flourish: Ridley, Mackie, Lerman; but sometimes it makes the movie flounder: Chatwin, Malone, Lourd, Chung." - Charles Triano, Los Angeles Times

"Daisy Ridley really takes advantage of her first real chance to show off her acting abilities, delivering a complex, nuanced performance that will leave people talking." - Tom Lane, Detroit News