Battle of the Sexes

2017 | Biography, Comedy, Drama, History, Sport, Homosexual Theme, LGBTQ Theme, Past, Sports

Synopsis

The true story of the 1973 tennis match between World number one Billie Jean King and ex-champ and serial hustler Bobby Riggs.

Scores

Overall Score
79.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
83.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
76.9%
Review Aggregate
75.2

Critic Consensus

84.1% Fresh • 314 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 84% of 314 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, historical, emotional. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

character-drivenhistoricalemotionalfunnylightheartedupliftingpoliticalromanticsuspensefultragic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Emma Stone2017$1,406,000$1,799,000(est)
Steve Carell2017$865,000$1,108,000(est)
Andrea Riseborough2017$652,000$834,000(est)
Sarah Silverman2017$533,000$682,000(est)
Bill Pullman2017$456,000$583,000(est)
Alan Cumming2017$401,000$513,000(est)
Eric Christian Olsen2017$360,000$461,000(est)
Elisabeth Shue2017$328,000$420,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score84.0
RT critic review count314
Rotten Tomatoes audience score71.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating6.7
IMDb votes62,538

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2017$12,638,526$16,175,869
International2017$5,960,081$7,628,223
Worldwide2017$18,598,607$23,804,092

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 Revenue2017$8,703,295$11,139,224
Digital Rentals ?2017$3,803,000$4,867,406
Digital Purchases ?2017$4,244,000$5,431,835
Physical Rentals ?2017$2,837,000$3,631,036
Physical Purchases ?2017$8,147,000$10,427,229
TV & Streaming Revenue2017$3,033,246$3,882,209
Total Revenues2017$30,767,542$39,378,938
Expenses
Budget ?2017$25,000,000$31,997,144
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2017$14,182,000 (est)$18,151,340 (est)
Participations2017$615,000$787,130
Residuals ?2017$1,193,000$1,526,904
Interest & Overhead2017$4,250,000$5,439,514
Total Expenses2017$45,240,000$57,902,032
Movie Net Profit or Loss2017$-14,472,458$-18,523,093

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