Release: Pudd'nhead Wilson

Pudd'nhead Wilson
Genre: Drama
Director: Ava DuVernay
Writer: Jack Ryder
Based on the book by Mark Twain
Cast: Ashton Kutcher, Matt Bomer, Martin Freeman, Julianne Moore, James Spader, Zachary Quinto, Eli Roth, Sissy Spacek, Stephen Amell, Josh Hartnett


Budget: $32,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $32,902,044
Foreign Box Office: $30,644,981
Total Profit: $12,648,206

Reaction: Honestly, it did much better than we thought it would. We went with a smaller, but more targeted marketing campaign and it clearly paid off.

"While the title of film is laughably bad, its themes regarding racism and nature or nurture are rather timely." - Dave Cone, New York Post

"This movie is a tough one to break down. The plot is both ludicrous and thoughtful, the casting varies from absurd to appropriate, and Ava DuVernay may not be talented enough to really make this quirky southern drama rise into anything above mediocrity." - Roger Taggart, Chicago Tribune

"Ashton Kutcher and Matt Bomer are just okay in their leading roles (Kutcher fairs a little better than the stiff Bomer), but the real performance here is by Martin Freeman is the quirky small-town wannabe lawyer. The film suffers when time is spent away from him." - Paul Ontkean, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette