Idiocracy

2006 | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Synopsis

Corporal Joe Bauers, a decidedly average American, is selected for a top-secret hibernation program but is forgotten and left to awaken to a future so incredibly moronic that he's easily the most intelligent person alive.

Scores

Overall Score
65.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
83.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
43.8%
Review Aggregate
66.0

Critic Consensus

70.6% Fresh • 51 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 71% of 51 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, satirical, visually striking. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

funnysatiricalvisually strikinggrittypoliticalscaryhistorical

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Luke Wilson2006$156,000$243,000(est)
Maya Rudolph2006$96,000$150,000(est)
Dax Shepard2006$72,000$113,000(est)
Terry Crews2006$59,000$92,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score71.0
RT critic review count51
Rotten Tomatoes audience score61.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating6.5
IMDb votes205,186

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2006$444,093$691,032
International2006$51,210$79,685
Worldwide2006$495,303$770,717

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 Revenue2006$242,530$377,390
Digital Rentals ?2006$274,000$426,358
Digital Purchases ?2006$84,000$130,708
Physical Rentals ?2006$8,665,000$13,483,187
Physical Purchases ?2006$20,438,000$31,802,582
TV & Streaming Revenue2006$186,519$290,233
Total Revenues2006$29,890,050$46,510,459
Expenses
Budget ?2006$2,400,000$3,734,524
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2006$396,000 (est)$616,196 (est)
Participations2006$1,196,000$1,861,038
Residuals ?2006$2,168,000$3,373,520
Interest & Overhead2006$480,000$746,905
Total Expenses2006$6,640,000$10,332,183
Movie Net Profit or Loss2006$23,250,050$36,178,277

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