Book of Love

1991 | Comedy, Romance, Past, Teenager

Synopsis

A reminiscence of youth in the 1950's.

Scores

Overall Score
29.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
16.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
30.3%
Review Aggregate
59.7

Critic Consensus

100.0% Fresh • 2 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 100% of 2 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, romantic, character-driven. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

funnyromanticcharacter-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Chris Young1991$154,000$355,000(est)
Keith Coogan1991$95,000$218,000(est)
Michael McKean1991$71,000$164,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic scoreN/A
RT critic review count3
Rotten Tomatoes audience score58.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating6.2
IMDb votes1,348

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1991$1,382,259$3,183,661
International1991N/AN/A
Worldwide1991$1,382,259$3,183,661

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 Revenue1991$691,130$1,591,831
Digital Rentals ?1991N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1991N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1991$9,535,000$21,961,304
Physical Purchases ?1991$5,815,000$13,393,286
TV & Streaming Revenue1991$552,904$1,273,464
Total Revenues1991$16,594,033$38,219,885
Expenses
Budget ?1991$2,000,000$4,606,461
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1991$1,106,000 (est)$2,547,373 (est)
Participations1991$664,000$1,529,345
Residuals ?1991$1,153,000$2,655,625
Interest & Overhead1991$400,000$921,292
Total Expenses1991$5,323,000$12,260,096
Movie Net Profit or Loss1991$11,271,033$25,959,788

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