Backseat

2008 | Comedy, Adventure, Road Trip

Synopsis

A "coming of age" story where two old friends flee from New York City on a three-day road trip to Montreal, Canada to escape their problems.

Scores

Overall Score
44.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
72.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
9.1%
Review Aggregate
42.3

Critic Consensus

37.2% Fresh • 51 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 37% of 51 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, coming of age, thin plot. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

funnycoming of agethin plotsuspensefullightheartedhistoricalscary

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Jared Leto2008$787,000$1,147,000(est)
Alicia Witt2008$485,000$706,000(est)
Rebecca Gayheart2008$365,000$532,000(est)
Joshua Jackson2008$298,000$435,000(est)
Loretta Devine2008$255,000$372,000(est)
Tara Reid2008$225,000$327,000(est)
Michael Rosenbaum2008$202,000$294,000(est)
Robert Englund2008$184,000$268,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score30.0
RT critic review count67
Rotten Tomatoes audience score38.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating6.8
IMDb votes85

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2008$12,343$17,984
International2008N/AN/A
Worldwide2008$12,343$17,984

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 Revenue2008$6,172$8,992
Digital Rentals ?2008$169,000$246,239
Digital Purchases ?2008$60,000$87,422
Physical Rentals ?2008$1,397,000$2,035,480
Physical Purchases ?2008$2,895,000$4,218,121
TV & Streaming Revenue2008$4,200,000$6,119,554
Total Revenues2008$8,727,172$12,715,808
Expenses
Budget ?2008$14,000,000$20,398,513
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2008$80,000 (est)$116,563 (est)
Participations2008$175,000$254,981
Residuals ?2008$519,000$756,202
Interest & Overhead2008$2,800,000$4,079,703
Total Expenses2008$17,574,000$25,605,962
Movie Net Profit or Loss2008$-8,846,828$-12,890,153

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