12 Mighty Orphans

2021 | History, Sport

Synopsis

Haunted by his mysterious past, a devoted high-school football coach leads a scrawny team of orphans to the state championship during the Great Depression and inspires a broken nation along the way.

Scores

Overall Score
66.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
60.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
67.6%
Review Aggregate
76.3

Critic Consensus

62.4% Fresh • 85 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 62% of 85 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize historical, thin plot, lighthearted. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

historicalthin plotlightheartedemotionalupliftingfamily-friendlycharacter-drivenfunnyvisually strikingrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Luke Wilson2021$37,000$43,000(est)
Vinessa Shaw2021$23,000$26,000(est)
Wayne Knight2021$17,000$20,000(est)
Jake Austin Walker2021$14,000$16,000(est)
Jacob Lofland2021$12,000$14,000(est)
Levi Dylan2021$10,000$12,000(est)
Robert Duvall2021$9,000$11,000(est)
Martin Sheen2021$9,000$10,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score62.0
RT critic review count85
Rotten Tomatoes audience score98.0
RT audience rating count500
IMDb rating6.9
IMDb votes9,749

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2021$3,689,637$4,270,993
International2021$23,657$27,385
Worldwide2021$3,713,294$4,298,378

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2021$1,854,281$2,146,450
Digital Rentals ?2021$6,461,000$7,479,025
Digital Purchases ?2021$7,275,000$8,421,282
Physical Rentals ?2021$1,643,000$1,901,879
Physical Purchases ?2021$5,258,000$6,086,474
TV & Streaming Revenue2021$1,475,855$1,708,397
Total Revenues2021$23,967,136$27,743,507
Expenses
Budget ?2021$3,012,000 (est)$3,486,584 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2021$1,468,000 (est)$1,699,305 (est)
Participations2021$959,000$1,110,104
Residuals ?2021$987,000$1,142,516
Interest & Overhead2021$602,400$697,317
Total Expenses2021$7,028,400$8,135,827
Movie Net Profit or Loss2021$16,938,736$19,607,680

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