A Brief History of Time (1992) Profit, Box Office & Budget

Synopsis

A film about the life and work of the cosmologist, Stephen Hawking, who despite his near total paralysis, was one of the great minds of all time.

Scores

Overall Score

43.3

Popularity Percentile (Year)

32.8%

Box Office Percentile (Year)

33.3%

Review Aggregate

84.6

Critic Consensus

90.0% Fresh • 10 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 90% of 10 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize visually striking, character-driven, emotional. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

Cast

Cast	Year	Reported Salary	Inflation Adjusted	Notes
Stephen Hawking	1992	$80,000	$179,000	(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score95.0

RT critic review count19

Rotten Tomatoes audience score81.0

RT audience rating count1,000

IMDb rating7.3

IMDb votes6,107

Rotten Tomatoes IMDb

Box Office ?

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Domestic	1992	$2,279,692	$5,097,216
International	1992	N/A	N/A
Worldwide	1992	$2,279,692	$5,097,216

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).

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue	1992	$1,139,846	$2,548,608
Digital Rentals ?	1992	N/A	N/A
Digital Purchases ?	1992	N/A	N/A
Physical Rentals ?	1992	$12,929,000	$28,908,249
Physical Purchases ?	1992	$9,226,000	$20,628,626
TV & Streaming Revenue	1992	$911,877	$2,038,886
Total Revenues	1992	$24,206,723	$54,124,369
Expenses
Budget ?	1992	$817,000 (est)	$1,826,749 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?	1992	$685,000 (est)	$1,531,607 (est)
Participations	1992	$968,000	$2,164,373
Residuals ?	1992	$1,674,000	$3,742,935
Interest & Overhead	1992	$163,400	$365,350
Total Expenses	1992	$4,307,400	$9,631,015
Movie Net Profit or Loss	1992	$19,899,323	$44,493,354

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A Brief History of Time