“A Man Called Otto” is a remake of a Swedish film starring Tom Hanks in the title role.
Let’s dive into some trivia and facts about the film.
- A Man Called Otto is a 2022 comedy-drama film
- It is directed by Marc Forster
- From a screenplay by David Magee
- It is the second film adaptation of the 2012 novel A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
- It is an American remake of the 2015 Swedish film of the same name written and directed by Hannes Holm
- The film stars Tom Hanks in the title role
- With Mariana Treviño, Rachel Keller, and Manuel Garcia-Rulfo
- A Man Called Otto began a limited theatrical release on December 30, 2022
- Before a wide release in the United States on January 13, 2023
- The film received mixed reviews from critics
- It has grossed $43 million worldwide
- In September 2017, it was announced that Tom Hanks would star in an English-language adaptation of the 2015 film A Man Called Ove
- He would also produce alongside Playtone partner Gary Goetzman, Rita Wilson, and Fredrik Wikström Nicastro of SF Studios
- Marc Forster was confirmed as the film’s director in January 2022, with David Magee writing the screenplay
- On February 10, 2022, it was announced that Sony Pictures pre-bought the rights to the film for around US$60 million at the European Film Market
- Filming began in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in February 2022
- It wrapped in May 2022
- Thomas Newman composed the film’s score
- The soundtrack album was released by Decca Records on December 30, 2022
- The album also features the single “Til You’re Home” by Rita Wilson and Sebastián Yatra
- It was released on December 2, 2022
- The song has been shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best Original Song
- As of January 20, 2023, A Man Called Otto has grossed $28.9 million in the United States and Canada
- And $14.5 million in other territories
- A Man Called Otto grossed $60,000 at four Los Angeles and New York theaters on its opening three-day weekend
- It expanded to 637 theaters the following weekend, making $4.2 million and finishing in fourth
- In its third weekend the film made $12.7 million after expanding to 3,802 theaters
- Surpassing its $8 million projections and remaining in fourth
- On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 69% rating
- Based on 182 critics’ reviews
- With an average rating of 6.1/10
- The website’s consensus reads, “Check all cynicism at the door and allow A Man Called Otto to tug at your heartstrings with its tried-and-true tune—it just might sing”
- Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 51 out of 100
- Based on 36 critics
- Indicating “mixed or average reviews”
- Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of “A” on an A+ to F scale
- While PostTrak gave the film an overall positive score of 93%
- With 76% saying they would definitely recommend it
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