License to Drive

1988 | Comedy

Synopsis

A teen decides to go for a night on the town with his friends despite flunking his driver's test.

Scores

Overall Score
70.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
72.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
80.1%
Review Aggregate
47.0

Critic Consensus

33.3% Fresh • 18 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 33% of 18 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize coming of age, funny, character-driven. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

coming of agefunnycharacter-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Corey Haim1988$521,000$1,381,000(est)
Corey Feldman1988$321,000$850,000(est)
Carol Kane1988$241,000$640,000(est)
Richard Masur1988$197,000$523,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score24.0
RT critic review count25
Rotten Tomatoes audience score62.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating6.3
IMDb votes23,911

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1988$22,433,276$59,487,052
International1988N/AN/A
Worldwide1988$22,433,276$59,487,052

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 Revenue1988$11,216,638$29,743,526
Digital Rentals ?1988N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1988N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1988$29,181,000$77,380,213
Physical Purchases ?1988$15,264,000$40,476,048
TV & Streaming Revenue1988$5,608,319$14,871,763
Total Revenues1988$61,269,957$162,471,550
Expenses
Budget ?1988$8,000,000$21,213,862
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1988$5,842,000 (est)$15,491,423 (est)
Participations1988$4,902,000$12,998,794
Residuals ?1988$3,549,000$9,410,999
Interest & Overhead1988$1,600,000$4,242,772
Total Expenses1988$23,893,000$63,357,850
Movie Net Profit or Loss1988$37,376,957$99,113,700

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