Brighton Beach Memoirs

1986 | Comedy, Adaptation, Past, Play Adaptation

Synopsis

Eugene, a young teenage Jewish boy, recalls his memoirs of his time as an adolescent youth. He goes through the hardships of puberty, sexual fantasy, and living the life of a poor boy in a crowded house.

Scores

Overall Score
51.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
33.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
61.9%
Review Aggregate
73.0

Critic Consensus

75.0% Fresh • 8 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 75% of 8 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize family-friendly, funny, character-driven. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

family-friendlyfunnycharacter-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score71.0
RT critic review count14
Rotten Tomatoes audience score79.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating6.8
IMDb votes4,006

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1986$11,957,943$34,226,339
International1986N/AN/A
Worldwide1986$11,957,943$34,226,339

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 Revenue1986$5,978,972$17,113,169
Digital Rentals ?1986N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1986N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1986$14,691,000$42,048,966
Physical Purchases ?1986$6,308,000$18,054,923
TV & Streaming Revenue1986$2,869,906$8,214,321
Total Revenues1986$29,847,878$85,431,380
Expenses
Budget ?1986$9,425,000 (est)$26,976,483 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1986$3,671,000 (est)$10,507,233 (est)
Participations1986$1,194,000$3,417,498
Residuals ?1986$1,683,000$4,817,127
Interest & Overhead1986$1,885,000$5,395,297
Total Expenses1986$17,858,000$51,113,637
Movie Net Profit or Loss1986$11,989,878$34,317,743

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