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Wild Child

Wild Child

Aug 15, 2008
98 min
ComedyDramaRomance
6.7/ 10
1,879 votes

Overview

Sixteen-year-old Poppy has everything her unlimited credit cards can buy, and a spoiled attitude to match. After a final thoughtless prank, her exasperated father ships her off to boarding school in England. There, Poppy meets her match in a stern headmistress and a class full of girls who will not tolerate her selfishness.

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TMDB
6.7/10
1,879 votes
IMDB
6.1/10
66,782 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
40%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
Not Available
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Box Office & Budget

Budget$20,000,000Production cost
Box Office$22,000,000Worldwide gross
Profit$2,000,000Profitable
ROI
+10.0%Return on investment

Details

Production information

"New Girl. New School. New Rules."

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$20,000,000

Revenue

$22,000,000

Production Companies

Working Title FilmsStudioCanalUniversal Pictures

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