Heavyweights

1995 | Comedy, Drama, Family, Sport

Synopsis

Plump kids are lured into joining a posh fat camp with the promise of quick weight loss and good times, only to find that it is a woodland hellhole run by a psycho ex-fitness instructor.

Scores

Overall Score
64.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
62.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
66.1%
Review Aggregate
63.5

Critic Consensus

66.7% Fresh • 6 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 67% of 6 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, character-driven, family-friendly. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

funnycharacter-drivenfamily-friendlyemotionalvisually strikingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Tom McGowan1995$416,000$856,000(est)
Aaron Schwartz1995$256,000$527,000(est)
Shaun Weiss1995$193,000$397,000(est)
Tom Hodges1995$158,000$325,000(est)
Leah Lail1995$135,000$278,000(est)
Paul Feig1995$119,000$244,000(est)
Kenan Thompson1995$107,000$219,000(est)
David Bowe1995$97,000$200,000(est)
Max Goldblatt1995$89,000$184,000(est)
Robert Zalkind1995$83,000$171,000(est)
Patrick LaBrecque1995$78,000$160,000(est)
Jeffrey Tambor1995$73,000$150,000(est)
Jerry Stiller1995$69,000$142,000(est)
Anne Meara1995$66,000$135,000(est)
Ben Stiller1995$62,000$129,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score50.0
RT critic review count10
Rotten Tomatoes audience score77.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating6.6
IMDb votes32,493

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1995$17,689,176$36,411,384
International1995N/AN/A
Worldwide1995$17,689,176$36,411,384

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 Revenue1995$8,844,588$18,205,692
Digital Rentals ?1995N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1995N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1995$28,003,000$57,641,350
Physical Purchases ?1995$28,851,000$59,386,873
TV & Streaming Revenue1995$4,245,402$8,738,732
Total Revenues1995$69,943,990$143,972,647
Expenses
Budget ?1995$10,000,000$20,583,991
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1995$7,233,000 (est)$14,888,401 (est)
Participations1995$5,596,000$11,518,801
Residuals ?1995$4,402,000$9,061,073
Interest & Overhead1995$2,000,000$4,116,798
Total Expenses1995$29,231,000$60,169,064
Movie Net Profit or Loss1995$40,712,990$83,803,583

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