American Pie

1999 | Comedy, Bawdy Comedy, Erotica, High School, School

Synopsis

Four teenage boys enter a pact to lose their virginity by prom night.

Scores

Overall Score
90.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
97.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
96.9%
Review Aggregate
63.6

Critic Consensus

61.9% Fresh • 126 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 62% of 126 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, coming of age, lighthearted. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

funnycoming of agelightheartedcharacter-drivenfamily-friendlyromanticsurrealgritty

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Jason Biggs1999$662,000$1,246,000(est)
Chris Klein1999$407,000$767,000(est)
Natasha Lyonne1999$307,000$578,000(est)
Thomas Ian Nicholas1999$251,000$472,000(est)
Tara Reid1999$215,000$404,000(est)
Mena Suvari1999$189,000$356,000(est)
Eugene Levy1999$170,000$319,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score62.0
RT critic review count130
Rotten Tomatoes audience score61.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating7.0
IMDb votes457,921

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1999$102,561,010$193,117,570
International1999$132,922,000$250,285,890
Worldwide1999$235,483,010$443,403,460

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 Revenue1999$104,449,305$196,673,141
Digital Rentals ?1999N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1999N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1999$29,889,000$56,279,585
Physical Purchases ?1999$38,632,000$72,742,244
TV & Streaming Revenue1999$28,717,083$54,072,920
Total Revenues1999$201,687,388$379,767,889
Expenses
Budget ?1999$11,000,000$20,712,484
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1999$13,750,000 (est)$25,890,605 (est)
Participations1999$30,253,000$56,964,980
Residuals ?1999$6,440,000$12,126,218
Interest & Overhead1999$2,200,000$4,142,497
Total Expenses1999$63,643,000$119,836,783
Movie Net Profit or Loss1999$138,044,388$259,931,106

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