Love & Mercy
“The Life, Love and Genius of Brian Wilson”
In the late 1960s, the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson stops touring, produces "Pet Sounds" and begins to lose his grip on reality. By the 1980s, under the sway of a controlling therapist, he finds a savior in Melinda Ledbetter.
Genres
Drama, Music, History
Studio
John Wells Productions
Language
en
Status
Released
How Love & Mercy performed
Budget
$10.0M
Worldwide Gross
$28.6M
Gross Profit
$18.6M
Return
2.9× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$4M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~48/52, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (30% of the domestic run, typical for Drama) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
Where to Watch
Cast
Brian Wilson 1960s
Paul Dano
Brian Wilson 1960s
Brian Wilson 1980s
John Cusack
Brian Wilson 1980s
Melinda Ledbetter
Elizabeth Banks
Melinda Ledbetter
Dr. Eugene Landy
Paul Giamatti
Dr. Eugene Landy
Mike Love
Jake Abel
Mike Love
Dennis Wilson
Kenny Wormald
Dennis Wilson
Carl Wilson
Brett Davern
Carl Wilson
Al Jardine
Graham Rogers
Al Jardine
Marilyn Wilson
Erin Darke
Marilyn Wilson
Murry Wilson
Bill Camp
Murry Wilson
Audree Wilson
Joanna Going
Audree Wilson
Bruce Johnston
Nick Gehlfuss
Bruce Johnston
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