Around the Bend

2004 | Drama

Synopsis

A bitter, recently divorced man is goaded by his grandfather and son into going on a family road trip to reconcile with his estranged father.

Scores

Overall Score
45.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
44.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
46.0%
Review Aggregate
48.6

Critic Consensus

27.2% Fresh • 92 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 27% of 92 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize family-friendly, thin plot, emotional. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

family-friendlythin plotemotionalcharacter-drivenlightheartedfunnyvisually strikingpacing issuesdarkuneven tone

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Christopher Walken2004$7,000$12,000(est)
Josh Lucas2004$5,000$7,000(est)
Michael Caine2004$3,000$6,000(est)
Glenne Headly2004$3,000$5,000(est)
Jonah Bobo2004$2,000$4,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score29.0
RT critic review count97
Rotten Tomatoes audience score60.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating6.4
IMDb votes4,544

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2004$193,637$321,567
International2004$385,713$640,541
Worldwide2004$579,350$962,107

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 Revenue2004$251,104$417,000
Digital Rentals ?2004$63,000$104,622
Digital Purchases ?2004$2,000$3,321
Physical Rentals ?2004$6,590,000$10,943,796
Physical Purchases ?2004$13,789,000$22,898,938
TV & Streaming Revenue2004$87,137$144,705
Total Revenues2004$20,782,240$34,512,381
Expenses
Budget ?2004$637,000 (est)$1,057,845 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2004$463,000 (est)$768,889 (est)
Participations2004$831,000$1,380,014
Residuals ?2004$1,506,000$2,500,965
Interest & Overhead2004$127,400$211,569
Total Expenses2004$3,564,400$5,919,282
Movie Net Profit or Loss2004$17,217,840$28,593,100

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