Synopsis
A nice guy has just moved to New York and discovers that he must share his run-down apartment with a couple thousand singing, dancing cockroaches.
Scores
Overall Score
50.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
60.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
44.3%
Review Aggregate
36.9
Critic Consensus
Critic reception is largely negative, with 16% of 19 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, stylized, funny. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.
thin plotstylizedfunnyfamily-friendlycharacter-drivenemotional
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry O'Connell | 1996 | $1,609,000 | $3,218,000 | (est) |
| Megan Ward | 1996 | $991,000 | $1,981,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score21.0
RT critic review count28
Rotten Tomatoes audience score42.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating5.5
IMDb votes15,143
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 1996 | $4,619,014 | $9,235,084 |
| International | 1996 | N/A | N/A |
| Worldwide | 1996 | $4,619,014 | $9,235,084 |
Earnings / Profitability
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | |||
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 1996 | $2,309,507 | $4,617,542 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 1996 | N/A | N/A |
| Digital Purchases ? | 1996 | N/A | N/A |
| Physical Rentals ? | 1996 | $14,234,000 | $28,458,928 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 1996 | $16,863,000 | $33,715,252 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 1996 | $1,847,606 | $3,694,034 |
| Total Revenues | 1996 | $35,254,113 | $70,485,755 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget ? | 1996 | $13,000,000 | $25,991,714 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 1996 | $3,584,000 (est) | $7,165,716 (est) |
| Participations | 1996 | $1,410,000 | $2,819,101 |
| Residuals ? | 1996 | $2,381,000 | $4,760,482 |
| Interest & Overhead | 1996 | $2,600,000 | $5,198,343 |
| Total Expenses | 1996 | $22,975,000 | $45,935,357 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 1996 | $12,279,113 | $24,550,399 |
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