Blame It on the Bellboy

1992 | Comedy, Europe, Italy

Synopsis

Several strangers converge on a hotel in Venice, Italy, where a bellboy's bad English sets them up to clash against each other in a hilarious case of mistaken identity.

Scores

Overall Score
33.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
28.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
40.3%
Review Aggregate
35.4

Critic Consensus

27.3% Fresh • 11 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 27% of 11 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, character-driven, emotional. Many reviews cite execution consistency as the main reasons it falls short.

funnycharacter-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provokingrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Dudley Moore1992$31,000$69,000(est)
Bryan Brown1992$19,000$42,000(est)
Patsy Kensit1992$14,000$32,000(est)
Richard Griffiths1992$12,000$26,000(est)
Andreas Katsulas1992$10,000$22,000(est)
Alison Steadman1992$9,000$20,000(est)
Penelope Wilton1992$8,000$18,000(est)
Bronson Pinchot1992$7,000$16,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score20.0
RT critic review count15
Rotten Tomatoes audience score39.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating5.5
IMDb votes2,962

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1992$3,104,545$6,941,524
International1992N/AN/A
Worldwide1992$3,104,545$6,941,524

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 Revenue1992$1,552,272$3,470,762
Digital Rentals ?1992N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1992N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1992$16,146,000$36,101,212
Physical Purchases ?1992$11,522,000$25,762,305
TV & Streaming Revenue1992$1,241,818$2,776,609
Total Revenues1992$30,462,090$68,110,888
Expenses
Budget ?1992$3,415,000 (est)$7,635,677 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1992$1,950,000 (est)$4,360,050 (est)
Participations1992$1,218,000$2,723,354
Residuals ?1992$2,098,000$4,690,966
Interest & Overhead1992$683,000$1,527,135
Total Expenses1992$9,364,000$20,937,183
Movie Net Profit or Loss1992$21,098,090$47,173,705

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