Bicentennial Man

1999 | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi, Future, Near Future, Robot

Synopsis

The life and times of Andrew, a robot purchased as a household appliance programmed to perform menial tasks. As Andrew begins to experience emotions and creative thought, the Martin family soon discovers they don't have an ordinary robot.

Scores

Overall Score
82.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
92.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
87.4%
Review Aggregate
52.7

Critic Consensus

36.2% Fresh • 80 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 36% of 80 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, funny, family-friendly. Many reviews cite thin plot, uneven tone as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotfunnyfamily-friendlythought-provokingemotionallightheartedrealisticdarkuneven toneromantic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Robin Williams1999$20,000,000 source$37,659,063reported
Sam Neill1999$6,638,000$12,499,000(est)
Embeth Davidtz1999$4,998,000$9,410,000(est)
Wendy Crewson1999$4,086,000$7,694,000(est)
Oliver Platt1999$3,495,000$6,581,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score37.0
RT critic review count99
Rotten Tomatoes audience score59.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating6.9
IMDb votes129,686

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1999$58,223,860$109,632,801
International1999$29,200,000$54,982,232
Worldwide1999$87,423,864$164,615,040

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$40,791,930$76,809,293
Digital Rentals ?1999N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1999N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1999$27,291,000$51,387,674
Physical Purchases ?1999$35,273,000$66,417,406
TV & Streaming Revenue1999$14,555,965$27,408,200
Total Revenues1999$117,911,895$222,022,574
Expenses
Budget ?1999$100,000,000$188,295,315
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1999$30,657,000 (est)$57,725,695 (est)
Participations1999$2,358,000$4,440,004
Residuals ?1999$5,319,000$10,015,428
Interest & Overhead1999$15,000,000$28,244,297
Total Expenses1999$153,334,000$288,720,738
Movie Net Profit or Loss1999$-35,422,105$-66,698,164

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