An unconventional love story...
The Lobster
57Standing
92nd of 226 in British Cinema
- Out-grossed 50% of British Cinema releases with reported figures ($16M).
- Returned 3.9× its budget, against an industry median of 1.7×.
- Momentum in the 40th percentile.
- Audience rating 7 from 7,113 votes, the 69th percentile.
- Cost
- $4M
- Took
- $16M
Blockbuster3.9× its cost
Against a British Cinema median of 1.7×, so this one returned 2.3 times what a typical release there does.
The money says blockbuster. What do you say?
The picture
In a dystopian near future, single people, according to the laws of The City, are taken to The Hotel, where they are obliged to find a romantic partner in forty-five days or are transformed into animals and sent off into The Woods.
- Released
- 15 October 2015
- Runtime
- 1h 59m
- Language
- English
- Industry
- British Cinema
Top billedAll 23 credits
- Colin FarrellDavid
- Rachel WeiszShort Sighted Woman
- Olivia ColmanHotel Manager
- Léa SeydouxLoner Leader
- Michael SmileyLoner Swimmer
- Ariane LabedThe Maid
Made by
- Director
- Yorgos Lanthimos
- Director of Photography
- Thimios Bakatakis
- Producer
- Ceci Dempsey, Lee Magiday, Yorgos Lanthimos, Ed Guiney
Filed under
ComedyDramaRomance