Breaking the Rules

1992 | Comedy, Drama

Synopsis

Two friends take their dying buddy on one last road trip.

Scores

Overall Score
16.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
5.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
6.8%
Review Aggregate
56.8

Critic Consensus

0.0% Fresh • 2 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 0% of 2 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
Jason Bateman1992$325,000$728,000(est)
C. Thomas Howell1992$200,000$448,000(est)
Jonathan Silverman1992$151,000$337,000(est)
Annie Potts1992$123,000$276,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic scoreN/A
RT critic review count4
Rotten Tomatoes audience score58.0
RT audience rating count50
IMDb rating5.5
IMDb votes778

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1992$52,285$116,905
International1992N/AN/A
Worldwide1992$52,285$116,905

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$26,142$58,453
Digital Rentals ?1992N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1992N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1992$1,526,000$3,412,018
Physical Purchases ?1992$1,089,000$2,434,920
TV & Streaming Revenue1992$26,142$58,453
Total Revenues1992$2,667,285$5,963,844
Expenses
Budget ?1992$5,000,000$11,179,615
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1992$80,000 (est)$178,874 (est)
Participations1992$53,000$118,504
Residuals ?1992$186,000$415,882
Interest & Overhead1992$1,000,000$2,235,923
Total Expenses1992$6,319,000$14,128,797
Movie Net Profit or Loss1992$-3,651,715$-8,164,954

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