Big

2018 | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Synopsis

After wishing to be made big, a teenage boy wakes the next morning to find himself mysteriously in the body of an adult.

Scores

Overall Score
75.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
96.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
39.7%
Review Aggregate
89.9

Critic Consensus

98.4% Fresh • 61 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 98% of 61 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, lighthearted, family-friendly. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

funnylightheartedfamily-friendlycharacter-drivensatiricalemotionalrealisticscarycoming of age

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Donnie Yen2018$4,000$5,000(est)
Joe Chen2018$2,000$3,000(est)
Lok Man-kit2018$2,000$2,000(est)
Yu Kang2018$1,000$2,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score98.0
RT critic review count81
Rotten Tomatoes audience score82.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating8.8
IMDb votes11

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2018$258,507$322,954
International2018N/AN/A
Worldwide2018$258,507$322,954

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 Revenue2018$129,254$161,477
Digital Rentals ?2018$2,139,000$2,672,259
Digital Purchases ?2018$2,579,000$3,221,953
Physical Rentals ?2018$1,317,000$1,645,332
Physical Purchases ?2018$3,737,000$4,668,646
TV & Streaming Revenue2018$116,328$145,329
Total Revenues2018$10,017,582$12,514,996
Expenses
Budget ?2018$284,000 (est)$354,802 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2018$207,000 (est)$258,606 (est)
Participations2018$401,000$500,971
Residuals ?2018$510,000$637,145
Interest & Overhead2018$56,800$70,960
Total Expenses2018$1,458,800$1,822,483
Movie Net Profit or Loss2018$8,558,782$10,692,513

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