Forever Strong

2008 | Drama, Sport, Sports

Synopsis

A rugby player is put up in a juvenile detention center, where he plays for the Highland Rugby team and ultimately plays against his father in the National Championships.

Scores

Overall Score
49.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
49.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
45.6%
Review Aggregate
56.0

Critic Consensus

35.3% Fresh • 17 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 35% of 17 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, uplifting, gritty. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotupliftinggrittysuspensefulpacing issuescoming of age

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Sean Faris2008$6,000$9,000(est)
Gary Cole2008$4,000$6,000(est)
Penn Badgley2008$3,000$4,000(est)
Arielle Kebbel2008$2,000$4,000(est)
Sean Astin2008$2,000$3,000(est)
Yolanda Wood2008$2,000$3,000(est)
Neal McDonough2008$2,000$2,000(est)
Julie Warner2008$1,000$2,000(est)
Olesya Rulin2008$1,000$2,000(est)
Larry Bagby2008$1,000$2,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score30.0
RT critic review count20
Rotten Tomatoes audience score75.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating7.1
IMDb votes11,419

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2008$719,556$1,048,420
International2008N/AN/A
Worldwide2008$719,556$1,048,420

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 Revenue2008$359,778$524,210
Digital Rentals ?2008$915,000$1,333,189
Digital Purchases ?2008$326,000$474,994
Physical Rentals ?2008$7,586,000$11,053,080
Physical Purchases ?2008$15,717,000$22,900,246
TV & Streaming Revenue2008$287,822$419,368
Total Revenues2008$25,191,600$36,705,086
Expenses
Budget ?2008$642,000 (est)$935,418 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2008$576,000 (est)$839,253 (est)
Participations2008$1,008,000$1,468,693
Residuals ?2008$1,778,000$2,590,611
Interest & Overhead2008$128,400$187,084
Total Expenses2008$4,132,400$6,021,058
Movie Net Profit or Loss2008$21,059,200$30,684,028

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