Boys

1996 | Drama, Mystery, Romance, Boarding School, School

Synopsis

25 y.o. Patty is thrown off her horse and knocked out. Students from a boys' boarding school find her and smuggle her to John's room at the school as cops are looking for her at home.

Scores

Overall Score
23.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
21.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
24.4%
Review Aggregate
27.4

Critic Consensus

15.8% Fresh • 19 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 16% of 19 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, family-friendly, romantic. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotfamily-friendlyromanticcharacter-drivenemotionalvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Winona Ryder1996$6,000$12,000(est)
Lukas Haas1996$4,000$7,000(est)
Wiley Wiggins1996$3,000$5,000(est)
John C. Reilly1996$2,000$4,000(est)
James LeGros1996$2,000$4,000(est)
Skeet Ulrich1996$2,000$3,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score15.0
RT critic review count27
Rotten Tomatoes audience score26.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating4.9
IMDb votes3,934

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1996$516,349$1,032,369
International1996N/AN/A
Worldwide1996$516,349$1,032,369

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 Revenue1996$258,174$516,184
Digital Rentals ?1996N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1996N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1996$5,834,000$11,664,282
Physical Purchases ?1996$6,911,000$13,817,595
TV & Streaming Revenue1996$206,540$412,948
Total Revenues1996$13,209,714$26,411,009
Expenses
Budget ?1996$568,000 (est)$1,135,638 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1996$413,000 (est)$825,737 (est)
Participations1996$528,000$1,055,663
Residuals ?1996$944,000$1,887,398
Interest & Overhead1996$113,600$227,128
Total Expenses1996$2,566,600$5,131,564
Movie Net Profit or Loss1996$10,643,114$21,279,445

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