Kicking & Screaming

2005 | Comedy, Family, Romance, Sport, Father, Fish out of Water, Male Character, Soccer, Sports, Sports Coach, Team Sport

Synopsis

Family man Phil Weston, a lifelong victim of his father's competitive nature, takes on the coaching duties of a kids' soccer team, and soon realizes that he's also taking on his father's dysfunctional way of relating.

Scores

Overall Score
70.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
70.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
83.6%
Review Aggregate
45.5

Critic Consensus

41.3% Fresh • 138 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 41% of 138 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, family-friendly, thin plot. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

funnyfamily-friendlythin plotcharacter-drivennoirscarysatirical

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Will Ferrell2005$20,000,000 source$32,124,935reported
Robert Duvall2005$2,705,000$4,344,000(est)
Kate Walsh2005$2,036,000$3,271,000(est)
Mike Ditka2005$1,665,000$2,674,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score41.0
RT critic review count141
Rotten Tomatoes audience score43.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating5.6
IMDb votes42,418

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2005$52,842,724$84,878,454
International2005$3,227,709$5,184,497
Worldwide2005$56,070,432$90,062,950

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 Revenue2005$27,712,446$44,513,026
Digital Rentals ?2005$309,000$496,330
Digital Purchases ?2005$48,000$77,100
Physical Rentals ?2005$17,238,000$27,688,482
Physical Purchases ?2005$41,383,000$66,471,310
TV & Streaming Revenue2005$13,210,681$21,219,614
Total Revenues2005$99,901,127$160,465,861
Expenses
Budget ?2005$45,000,000$72,281,104
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2005$19,488,000 (est)$31,302,537 (est)
Participations2005$3,996,000$6,418,562
Residuals ?2005$4,979,000$7,997,503
Interest & Overhead2005$7,650,000$12,287,788
Total Expenses2005$81,113,000$130,287,494
Movie Net Profit or Loss2005$18,788,127$30,178,368

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