Synopsis
Moronic best friends get themselves locked inside the Bio-Dome, a science experiment, along with a group of environmental scientists for one year.
Scores
Overall Score
60.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
73.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
61.2%
Review Aggregate
30.4
Critic Consensus
Critic reception is largely negative, with 0% of 18 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, thin plot, character-driven. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.
funnythin plotcharacter-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provoking
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pauly Shore | 1996 | $489,000 | $977,000 | (est) |
| Stephen Baldwin | 1996 | $301,000 | $602,000 | (est) |
| William Atherton | 1996 | $227,000 | $453,000 | (est) |
| Joey Adams | 1996 | $185,000 | $370,000 | (est) |
| Kylie Minogue | 1996 | $158,000 | $317,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score4.0
RT critic review count27
Rotten Tomatoes audience score51.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating4.4
IMDb votes31,067
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 1996 | $13,427,615 | $26,846,672 |
| International | 1996 | N/A | N/A |
| Worldwide | 1996 | $13,427,615 | $26,846,672 |
Earnings / Profitability
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | |||
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 1996 | $6,713,808 | $13,423,336 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 1996 | N/A | N/A |
| Digital Purchases ? | 1996 | N/A | N/A |
| Physical Rentals ? | 1996 | $22,407,000 | $44,799,719 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 1996 | $26,547,000 | $53,077,080 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 1996 | $3,222,628 | $6,443,201 |
| Total Revenues | 1996 | $58,890,435 | $117,743,337 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget ? | 1996 | $8,500,000 | $16,994,583 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? source | 1996 | $10,000,000 | $19,993,627 |
| Participations | 1996 | $4,711,000 | $9,418,997 |
| Residuals ? | 1996 | $3,768,000 | $7,533,598 |
| Interest & Overhead | 1996 | $1,700,000 | $3,398,917 |
| Total Expenses | 1996 | $28,679,000 | $57,339,722 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 1996 | $30,211,435 | $60,403,615 |
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