American Anthem

1986 | Drama, Sport, Olympics, Sports, Summer

Synopsis

Steve has given up on football and gymnastics after breaking an arm. Julie comes to town to train for the U.S. gymnastics championship, the first step to the Olympics. They meet and she motivates him to return to the gym.

Scores

Overall Score
29.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
18.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
39.7%
Review Aggregate
34.6

Critic Consensus

0.0% Fresh • 12 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 0% of 12 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, thin plot, suspenseful. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

funnythin plotsuspensefulgrittyvisually strikingcharacter-driven

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Mitch Gaylord1986$693,000$1,984,000(est)
Janet Jones1986$427,000$1,221,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score0.0
RT critic review count16
Rotten Tomatoes audience score64.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating4.9
IMDb votes1,863

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1986$4,845,724$13,869,559
International1986N/AN/A
Worldwide1986$4,845,724$13,869,559

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 Revenue1986$2,422,862$6,934,779
Digital Rentals ?1986N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1986N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1986$7,863,000$22,505,685
Physical Purchases ?1986$3,376,000$9,662,876
TV & Streaming Revenue1986$1,162,974$3,328,694
Total Revenues1986$14,824,836$42,432,034
Expenses
Budget ?1986$7,000,000$20,035,584
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1986$2,089,000 (est)$5,979,191 (est)
Participations1986$593,000$1,697,300
Residuals ?1986$879,000$2,515,897
Interest & Overhead1986$1,400,000$4,007,117
Total Expenses1986$11,961,000$34,235,089
Movie Net Profit or Loss1986$2,863,836$8,196,946

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