Kicking and Screaming

1995 | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Slacker, Twentysomething Character, University

Synopsis

A bunch of guys hang around their college for months after graduation, continuing a life much like the one before graduation.

Scores

Overall Score
41.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
46.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
23.3%
Review Aggregate
65.2

Critic Consensus

72.7% Fresh • 22 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 73% of 22 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, coming of age, historical. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

funnycoming of agehistoricalfamily-friendlycharacter-drivenromantic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Josh Hamilton1995$55,000$114,000(est)
Olivia d'Abo1995$34,000$70,000(est)
Chris Eigeman1995$26,000$53,000(est)
Parker Posey1995$21,000$43,000(est)
Jason Wiles1995$18,000$37,000(est)
Cara Buono1995$16,000$32,000(est)
Carlos Jacott1995$14,000$29,000(est)
Elliott Gould1995$13,000$26,000(est)
Eric Stoltz1995$12,000$24,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score56.0
RT critic review count36
Rotten Tomatoes audience score75.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating6.6
IMDb votes15,799

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1995$718,490$1,478,939
International1995N/AN/A
Worldwide1995$718,490$1,478,939

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$359,245$739,470
Digital Rentals ?1995N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1995N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1995$7,085,000$14,583,757
Physical Purchases ?1995$7,300,000$15,026,312
TV & Streaming Revenue1995$287,396$591,576
Total Revenues1995$15,031,641$30,941,114
Expenses
Budget ?1995$1,300,000$2,675,919
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1995$575,000 (est)$1,183,579 (est)
Participations1995$601,000$1,237,098
Residuals ?1995$1,069,000$2,200,428
Interest & Overhead1995$260,000$535,184
Total Expenses1995$3,805,000$7,832,208
Movie Net Profit or Loss1995$11,226,641$23,108,906

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