American Buffalo

1996 | Drama, Adaptation, Play Adaptation

Synopsis

Long-repressed feelings of bitterness and betrayal explode when three inner-city losers plot the robbery of a valuable coin in a seedy second-hand junk shop.

Scores

Overall Score
31.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
22.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
27.8%
Review Aggregate
59.5

Critic Consensus

50.0% Fresh • 10 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 50% of 10 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, character-driven, visually striking. Common reservations focus on uneven tone, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

emotionalcharacter-drivenvisually strikingthought-provokingrealisticuneven tone

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Dustin Hoffman1996$11,000$23,000(est)
Dennis Franz1996$7,000$14,000(est)
Sean Nelson1996$5,000$10,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score73.0
RT critic review count26
Rotten Tomatoes audience score45.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating5.8
IMDb votes4,194

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1996$665,450$1,330,476
International1996N/AN/A
Worldwide1996$665,450$1,330,476

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 Revenue1996$332,725$665,238
Digital Rentals ?1996N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1996N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1996$6,852,000$13,699,633
Physical Purchases ?1996$8,117,000$16,228,827
TV & Streaming Revenue1996$266,180$532,190
Total Revenues1996$15,567,905$31,125,888
Expenses
Budget ?1996$732,000 (est)$1,463,533 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1996$532,000 (est)$1,063,661 (est)
Participations1996$623,000$1,245,603
Residuals ?1996$1,111,000$2,221,292
Interest & Overhead1996$146,400$292,707
Total Expenses1996$3,144,400$6,286,796
Movie Net Profit or Loss1996$12,423,505$24,839,092

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