Bully

2001 | Biography, Crime, Drama, Actual Events Adaptation

Synopsis

A pack of naïve teenagers conspire to murder a mutual friend, whose aggressive demeanour has proven too much.

Scores

Overall Score
51.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
61.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
31.7%
Review Aggregate
63.0

Critic Consensus

49.4% Fresh • 81 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 49% of 81 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize coming of age, thin plot, family-friendly. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

coming of agethin plotfamily-friendlydarkcharacter-drivengrittystylizedvisually strikingtragicemotional

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Brad Renfro2001$94,000$167,000(est)
Bijou Phillips2001$58,000$103,000(est)
Rachel Miner2001$44,000$78,000(est)
Michael Pitt2001$36,000$63,000(est)
Kelli Garner2001$31,000$54,000(est)
Daniel Franzese2001$27,000$48,000(est)
Nick Stahl2001$24,000$43,000(est)
Leo Fitzpatrick2001$22,000$39,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score54.0
RT critic review count89
Rotten Tomatoes audience score69.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating6.9
IMDb votes42,493

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2001$480,811$851,668
International2001$223,997$396,769
Worldwide2001$704,808$1,248,437

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 Revenue2001$330,004$584,542
Digital Rentals ?2001N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?2001N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2001$7,411,000$13,127,220
Physical Purchases ?2001$11,073,000$19,613,778
TV & Streaming Revenue2001$201,941$357,701
Total Revenues2001$19,015,945$33,683,240
Expenses
Budget ?2001$2,100,000$3,719,763
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2001$564,000 (est)$999,022 (est)
Participations2001$761,000$1,347,971
Residuals ?2001$1,369,000$2,424,931
Interest & Overhead2001$420,000$743,953
Total Expenses2001$5,214,000$9,235,639
Movie Net Profit or Loss2001$13,801,945$24,447,600

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