Release: The Driftwood Populace

The Driftwood Populace
Genre: Drama/Comedy
Director: Wes Anderson
Writer: Jimmy Ellis
Producer: John Malone
Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Helen Mirren, Craig Roberts, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton, Jodie Foster, Jason Schwartzman, Jeff Goldblum, Owen Wilson, Michelle Williams, Jeremy Davies, Luke Wilson, Lea Seydoux, Bob Balaban, Bill Murray (voice)



Budget: $55,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $27,480,993
Foreign Box Office: $18,991,995
Total Profit: -$41,492,005

Reaction: Boasting an expensive ensemble cast, The Driftwood Populace was going to need a solid showing and strong word of mouth to reach the profit point, which it obviously came well short of.

"Now I for one, I do like Wes Anderson films but, after The French Dispatch, I was beginning to grow tired of his shtick. Now with The Driftwood Populace, I'm stuck between liking the new and disliking the old of Anderson's style. The cast are the standouts as each deliver on every performance/scene. A Best Ensemble Cast contender to beat." - Dale Rennoll, New York Sun

"The Driftwood Populace manages to capture Wes Anderson's trademark tone for the most part, but story just wasn't up to snuff after the midway point. The script by Jimmy Ellis created all these fun characters, but it felt like by the end that he didn't exactly know what to do with them all." - Samuel O'Brien, Sight and Sound Magazine

"Moderately less pretentious than Wes Anderson's last couple efforts, The Driftwood Populace is led by two strong performances from Saoirse Ronan and Helen Mirren. Some of the film's quirky touches were welcome, but the frequent narration and massive array of oddball supporting characters did overwhelm me at times." - Mark Rawls, Seattle Times

Rated R for language and sexual content