Release: Eleanor & Park

Eleanor & Park
Genre: Romantic Comedy/Love Story
Director: Richard Linklater
Writer: H.G. Hansen
Based on the novel by Rainbow Rowell
Cast: Chloe Grace Moretz, Ryan Potter, Bruce Campbell, Malin Akerman, James Badge Dale, Constance Wu, Taissa Farmiga, Uriah Shelton, Nat Wolff, Sawyer Bell, Mckenna Grace, Nicolas Bechtel, Cooper J. Friedman



Budget: $29,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $33,000,092
Foreign Box Office: $10,710,883
Total Profit: -$22,976,239

Reaction: It is pretty rare to have a film perform so solidly domestically that completely bombs overseas. The film was the first film marketed as a romantic comedy that we've released, and the numbers here to not bode well for the future of the genre at the studio.

"A lot of elements work in the film: the direction, the soundtrack, the plot. But that is all let down by the poor casting, especially that of the lead characters played by Chloe Grace Moretz and Ryan Potter. Here we are supposed to believe that Moretz's appearance makes her the object of ridicule and bullying. The problem being that Moretz is very traditionally beautiful, something her character is not supposed to be. It just didn't add up." - Reggie Dunn, Sacramento Bee

"Chloe Moretz is a great young actress. But here she is unable to convince us that she is an awkward, lonely, unattractive 16-year-old. It's not really her fault though. Even with the attempts at making her look unattractive, which is mostly just an "Orphan Annie" style hair-do, her charm and beauty shine through." - Eric Marsh, Denver Post

"The strong soundtrack choices almost save this film, but the story is too-standard and the acting is too sub-par (aside from a strong supporting turn from Malin Akerman) to pull it off. This one is going to go down as a rare misfire for the director Richard Linklater, and looks like a stepback for writer Hansen (who was nominated for a GRA for his last script)." - Jeremy Raren, RottenTomatoes.com