"silver linings playbook" premiered at the 2012 toronto international film festival on september 8, 2012, where russell won the people's choice award. the film initially received a limited release in the united states on november 16, 2012. the weinstein company later gave the film a wider release at over 700 theaters on december 25. "silver linings playbook" earned a worldwide total of over $236 million on a production budget of $21 million. rotten tomatoes, a review aggregator, surveyed 228 reviews and judged 92 percent to be positive.