Bull Durham

1988 | Comedy, Romance, Sport, Baseball, Romantic Comedy, Sports, Team Sport

Synopsis

A fan who has an affair with one minor-league baseball player each season meets an up-and-coming pitcher and the experienced catcher assigned to him.

Scores

Overall Score
89.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
89.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
91.8%
Review Aggregate
85.0

Critic Consensus

96.9% Fresh • 65 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 97% of 65 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize romantic, funny, character-driven. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

romanticfunnycharacter-drivenemotionallightheartedvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Kevin Costner1988$518,000$1,373,000(est)
Susan Sarandon1988$319,000$845,000(est)
Tim Robbins1988$240,000$636,000(est)
Trey Wilson1988$196,000$520,000(est)
Robert Wuhl1988$168,000$445,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score97.0
RT critic review count75
Rotten Tomatoes audience score82.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating7.0
IMDb votes62,666

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1988$50,888,729$134,943,316
International1988N/AN/A
Worldwide1988$50,888,729$134,943,316

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 Revenue1988$25,444,364$67,471,658
Digital Rentals ?1988N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1988N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1988$36,684,000$97,276,169
Physical Purchases ?1988$19,188,000$50,881,451
TV & Streaming Revenue1988$12,722,182$33,735,829
Total Revenues1988$94,038,547$249,365,107
Expenses
Budget ?1988$9,000,000$23,865,596
Print & Advertising (P&A) ? source1988$15,000,000$39,775,993
Participations1988$7,523,000$19,948,986
Residuals ?1988$4,736,000$12,558,607
Interest & Overhead1988$1,800,000$4,773,119
Total Expenses1988$38,059,000$100,922,302
Movie Net Profit or Loss1988$55,979,547$148,442,805

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