Production Budget Analysis

The production budget for Mass (2021) has not been publicly disclosed.

CAST: Martha Plimpton, Jason Isaacs, Ann Dowd, Reed Birney, Breeda Wool, Michelle N. Carter DIRECTOR: Fran Kranz CINEMATOGRAPHY: Ryan Jackson-Healy MUSIC: Darren Morze PRODUCTION: 7 Eccles Street, Circa 1888, 5B Productions

Box Office Performance

Mass earned $145,174 domestically and $-13,817 internationally, for a worldwide total of $131,357. The film skewed heavily domestic (111%), suggesting strong North American appeal.

Profitability Assessment

Insufficient publicly available data to assess profitability.

INDUSTRY IMPACT

PRODUCTION NOTES

▸ Production

In November 2019, it was announced that Fran Kranz would write and direct Mass in his feature directorial debut, with Reed Birney, Ann Dowd, Jason Isaacs, and Martha Plimpton attached to star. Breeda Wool joined the cast in December 2019. The film was shot over a roughly two week period in late 2019 at Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Hailey, Idaho.

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

Summary: Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award46 wins & 86 nominations total

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CRITICAL RECEPTION

The site's critics consensus reads, "Mass requires a lot of its audience, but rewards that emotional labor with a raw look at grief that establishes writer-director Fran Kranz as a filmmaker of tremendous promise."

Kranz's direction and storytelling techniques received praise. The Chicago Reader compared the film to the works of playwright Tennessee Williams, calling it "riveting and unforgettable." Richard Whittaker from The Austin Chronicle had a similar response and said in his review that the story was "perfectly told." Writing for Little White Lies, Hannah Strong summarized the film as a "study of human pain and anger in painstaking detail, supported by a script which is hauntingly realistic without dipping into mawkish or exploitative territory." Owen Gleiberman, from Variety, said the film "announces Fran Kranz as a bold new filmmaker who has earned the right to excavate a subject as sensitive as this one."

The performances in the film also received praise. While Entertainment Weekly said it was "an exceptional opportunity to watch four great character actors," Salon.com said the film "gives each member of the ensemble cast a big speech to emote and express what their characters are feeling. The conversation is certainly compelling as it builds." In his review for The Hollywood Reporter, David Rooney said the film was "a harrowing watch, but a cathartic one, with each of the four superb principal actors delivering scenes of wrenching release." Furthermore, Vox journalist Alissa Wilkinson said Mass "leaves plenty of breathing room for characters to have authentic moments of emotion and puts a gentle, grace-filled frame around an almost unspeakable tragedy. It's a showcase for its performers, but it's also a valuable experience for its audience."