Release: The Associate

The Associate
Genre: Drama/Thriller
Director: James Ponsoldt
Based on the novel by John Grisham
Cast: Shia LaBeouf, Matthew Goode, Glen Powell, Melissa Benoist, Evan Peters, Aaron Stanford, Bill Pullman



Budget: $49,000,000   
Domestic Box Office: $52,190,002
Foreign Box Office: $51,704,270
Total Profit: -$38,462,497

Reaction: We obviously spent too much on the marketing for this movie. Based on its production budget and decent box office performance it really should have at least broken even financially. Profits have been drying up here at the end of the season after a handful of huge hits. We have four more movies to release this season, so hopefully things will turn around.

"This Shia LaBeouf-led thriller ranks just below The Firm and The Client on the list of John Grisham-inspired thrillers." - Olive Carroll, Houston Chronicle

"Good performances, especially from LaBeouf and Goode, a quicksilver pace, and some modest surprises result in a satisfying popcorn picture." - George Ryan, Philadelphia Inquirer

"The Associate has the makings of a great thriller but just isn't well-rounded enough to leave a mark. Ultimately, the let-down falls on the shoulders of director James Ponsoldt, who after starting out in well-regarded, well-crafted indies, has struggled to carry over that success over. His studio films have come across as clumsy and distant." - Geoff Bray, Slant Magazine