Emma Stone Age During Easy A Filming and Release
Emma Stone was born on November 6, 1988, making her 20 years old when Easy A principal photography began in June 2010 and 21 when the film released in September 2010 IMDb. The teen comedy was directed by Will Gluck and written by Bert V Royal, drawing loosely on Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter Rotten Tomatoes.
The film was shot primarily in Los Angeles over approximately 25 days, with a budget reported around $8 million to $10 million Box Office Mojo. Stone played Olive Penderghast, a high school student who fabricates a sexual reputation to regain social standing.
Easy A Box Office and Budget Performance
Easy A grossed approximately $75 million in the United States and Canada and around $42 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of roughly $117 million Box Office Mojo. The production budget was estimated at $8 million to $10 million, giving the film a return on investment of more than 10x globally.
The movie opened at number one at the U.S. box office in its first weekend, earning roughly $16 million from 2,903 theaters Box Office Mojo. It received a 85% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes and an A CinemaScore from audiences, indicating strong word-of-mouth among the target demographic.
Emma Stone Compensation and Career Impact
Emma Stone reportedly earned between $500,000 and $1 million for Easy A, a significant increase from her earlier independent film fees Forbes. This role marked her transition from supporting parts to a leading-lady status, directly leading to higher-profile offers and eventual paydays in the tens of millions per film.
Following Easy A, Stone starred in The Amazing Spider-Man and its sequel, commanding fees that grew with each project's box office performance Forbes. She later won the Academy Award for Best Actress for La La Land in 2017, with Easy A widely cited as the career turning point that established her bankability.