Synopsis
It's the day before Christmas, the day before John's 21st birthday. He's a prostitute on Santa Monica Blvd in L.A., and he wants to spend that night and the next day at the posh Park Plaza Hotel. He's ripped off a local drug dealer to pay the bill, but as he's sleeping that morning, someone steals his shoes right off his feet, with the money in them. Meanwhile, Donner, a lad new to the streets, wants John to leave the city with him for Camelot, a theme park in Branson, MO, where they'll work as lifeguards. John spends the day trying to hustle the money for the hotel, avoid Jimmy the Warlock, keep his girl friend placated, and figure out how to deal with Donner's friendship.
Scores
Popularity Percentile (Year)
56.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
10.7%
Critic Consensus
84.3% Fresh • 51 critic reviews
Critic reception is largely positive, with 84% of 51 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, stylized, visually striking. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.
character-drivenstylizedvisually strikingemotionalromanticlightheartedfunnychristmas
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|
| Matt Damon | 1997 | $3,130,000 | $6,117,000 | (est) |
| Claire Danes | 1997 | $1,927,000 | $3,765,000 | (est) |
| Jon Voight | 1997 | $1,450,000 | $2,835,000 | (est) |
| Mary Kay Place | 1997 | $1,186,000 | $2,318,000 | (est) |
| Mickey Rourke | 1997 | $1,014,000 | $1,983,000 | (est) |
| Danny DeVito | 1997 | $893,000 | $1,745,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score82.0
RT critic review count60
Rotten Tomatoes audience score78.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating6.3
IMDb votes1,887
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Domestic | 1997 | $50,789 | $99,268 |
| International | 1997 | N/A | N/A |
| Worldwide | 1997 | $50,789 | $99,268 |
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).
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Revenues |
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 1997 | $25,394 | $49,634 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 1997 | N/A | N/A |
| Digital Purchases ? | 1997 | N/A | N/A |
| Physical Rentals ? | 1997 | $2,139,000 | $4,180,712 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 1997 | $2,858,000 | $5,586,010 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 1997 | $12,000,000 | $23,454,205 |
| Total Revenues | 1997 | $17,022,394 | $33,270,561 |
| Expenses |
| Budget ? | 1997 | $40,000,000 | $78,180,685 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 1997 | $80,000 (est) | $156,361 (est) |
| Participations | 1997 | $340,000 | $664,536 |
| Residuals ? | 1997 | $937,000 | $1,831,383 |
| Interest & Overhead | 1997 | $6,800,000 | $13,290,716 |
| Total Expenses | 1997 | $48,157,000 | $94,123,681 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 1997 | $-31,134,606 | $-60,853,119 |
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|---|
 | Good Will Hunting | 1997 | Shared genres: 2 | 97.0 | $138,545,805 |
 | Slumdog Millionaire | 2008 | Shared genres: 2 | 96.5 | $176,939,629 |
 | Forrest Gump | 1994 | Shared genres: 2 | 96.5 | $191,619,470 |
 | Your Name. | 2017 | Shared genres: 2 | 96.1 | $-703,056,947 |
 | Big | 1988 | Shared genres: 2 | 95.9 | $84,885,694 |
Tooltips
- Digital Rentals: PVOD, VOD, & On-Demand
- Marketing & distribution costs to release Movie in Theaters. Includes: Online & Offline Ads, Posters, Trailer Production, and physical or digital copies (formerly "prints") sent to cinemas.
- Net Digital Purchase Revenue
- Net Revenues for Physical Rentals: VHS, DVD, BluRay (when appropriate)
- Physical Purchases: VHS $2,814,000, DVD $45,000, BluRay $0
- Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
- Theatrical box office grosses split into Domestic, International, and Worldwide totals.
- Union-modeled residuals using SAG-AFTRA and WGA schedules as a simplified estimate proxy.
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Budget Tooltip
Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
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