Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star

2011 | Comedy, Entertainment Industry, Media Industry, Movie Industry

Synopsis

A kid from the Midwest moves out to Hollywood in order to follow in his parents footsteps, and become a porn star.

Scores

Overall Score
47.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
54.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
56.2%
Review Aggregate
18.6

Critic Consensus

2.9% Fresh • 34 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 3% of 34 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, thin plot, family-friendly. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

funnythin plotfamily-friendlysatiricalcharacter-drivenemotional

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Nick Swardson2011$652,000$909,000(est)
Christina Ricci2011$401,000$560,000(est)
Edward Herrmann2011$302,000$422,000(est)
Kevin Nealon2011$247,000$345,000(est)
Don Johnson2011$211,000$295,000(est)
Stephen Dorff2011$186,000$259,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score3.0
RT critic review count34
Rotten Tomatoes audience score26.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating3.3
IMDb votes13,311

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2011$2,529,395$3,528,107
International2011$999$1,393
Worldwide2011$2,530,394$3,529,500

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 Revenue2011$1,265,097$1,764,611
Digital Rentals ?2011$3,154,000$4,399,332
Digital Purchases ?2011$1,014,000$1,414,370
Physical Rentals ?2011$5,770,000$8,048,239
Physical Purchases ?2011$13,759,000$19,191,633
TV & Streaming Revenue2011$1,011,758$1,411,243
Total Revenues2011$25,973,855$36,229,428
Expenses
Budget ?2011$10,000,000$13,948,422
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2011$2,404,000 (est)$3,353,201 (est)
Participations2011$1,039,000$1,449,241
Residuals ?2011$1,651,000$2,302,884
Interest & Overhead2011$2,000,000$2,789,684
Total Expenses2011$17,094,000$23,843,432
Movie Net Profit or Loss2011$8,879,855$12,385,996

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