Great Balls of Fire!

1989 | Biography, Drama, Music, Summer

Synopsis

The life and career of wildly controversial rock 'n' roll star Jerry Lee Lewis.

Scores

Overall Score
67.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
70.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
66.3%
Review Aggregate
60.3

Critic Consensus

75.0% Fresh • 16 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 75% of 16 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize historical, stylized, character-driven. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

historicalstylizedcharacter-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Dennis Quaid1989$1,465,000$3,705,000(est)
Winona Ryder1989$902,000$2,281,000(est)
Alec Baldwin1989$679,000$1,717,000(est)
Trey Wilson1989$555,000$1,404,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score65.0
RT critic review count26
Rotten Tomatoes audience score53.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating6.3
IMDb votes19,528

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1989$13,741,060$34,762,664
International1989N/AN/A
Worldwide1989$13,741,060$34,762,664

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 Revenue1989$6,870,530$17,381,332
Digital Rentals ?1989N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1989N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1989$28,147,000$71,207,367
Physical Purchases ?1989$15,608,000$39,485,721
TV & Streaming Revenue1989$3,297,854$8,343,039
Total Revenues1989$53,923,384$136,417,459
Expenses
Budget ?1989$18,000,000$45,537,095
Print & Advertising (P&A) ? source1989$10,000,000$25,298,386
Participations1989$2,157,000$5,456,862
Residuals ?1989$3,387,000$8,568,563
Interest & Overhead1989$3,600,000$9,107,419
Total Expenses1989$37,144,000$93,968,325
Movie Net Profit or Loss1989$16,779,384$42,449,134

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