Overview
An American actor in Tokyo struggles to find purpose until he lands an unusual gig: working for a Japanese 'rental family' agency, playing stand-in roles for strangers. As he immerses himself in his clients' worlds, he begins to form genuine bonds that blur the lines between performance and reality.
A film from Hikari, starring Brendan Fraser and Takehiro Hira.
It opened at #5 with $3.3M, and has $10.0M domestic and $26.8M worldwide. Critics and audiences: 87% on Rotten Tomatoes and 3.88 on Letterboxd.
| Point | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 28 | 3.88 |
| Sep 29 | 3.88 |
| Sep 30 | 3.88 |
| Oct 1 | 3.88 |
| Oct 2 | 3.88 |
| Oct 3 | 3.88 |
| Oct 4 | 3.88 |
| Oct 5 | 3.88 |
| Oct 6 | 3.88 |
| Oct 7 | 3.88 |
| Oct 8 | 3.88 |
| Oct 9 | 3.88 |
| Oct 10 | 3.88 |
| Oct 11 | 3.88 |
| Oct 12 | 3.88 |
Films are drafted before they open, then score all season for whoever took them, on the numbers here.
ReleaseDirector Hikari on the Audience Reception to ‘Rental Family’: ‘We Already Won’IndieWire · Jan 16 | Point | Value |
|---|---|
| Nov 21 | $3.3M |
| Nov 28 | $2.2M |
| Dec 5 | $616K |
| Dec 12 | $260K |
| Dec 19 | $102K |
