Little Nicky

2000 | Comedy, Fantasy

Synopsis

After two of the devil's three sons escape Hell to wreak havoc on Earth, the devil must send his third son, the mild-mannered Nicky, to bring them back before it's too late.

Scores

Overall Score
76.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
89.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
80.3%
Review Aggregate
40.9

Critic Consensus

20.6% Fresh • 107 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 21% of 107 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, family-friendly, visually striking. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

funnyfamily-friendlyvisually strikingstylizedcharacter-drivencoming of agegritty

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Adam Sandler2000$6,651,000$12,116,000(est)
Patricia Arquette2000$4,094,000$7,458,000(est)
Harvey Keitel2000$3,082,000$5,615,000(est)
Rhys Ifans2000$2,520,000$4,591,000(est)
Tommy Lister Jr.2000$2,156,000$3,927,000(est)
Rodney Dangerfield2000$1,897,000$3,457,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score21.0
RT critic review count113
Rotten Tomatoes audience score55.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating5.3
IMDb votes117,565

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2000$39,464,776$71,893,727
International2000$18,827,520$34,298,449
Worldwide2000$58,292,296$106,192,176

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 Revenue2000$27,263,396$49,666,243
Digital Rentals ?2000N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?2000N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2000$26,079,000$47,508,607
Physical Purchases ?2000$34,781,000$63,361,204
TV & Streaming Revenue2000$9,866,194$17,973,432
Total Revenues2000$97,989,590$178,509,486
Expenses
Budget ?2000$85,000,000$154,846,105
Print & Advertising (P&A) ? source2000$35,000,000$63,760,161
Participations2000$1,960,000$3,570,569
Residuals ?2000$4,968,000$9,050,299
Interest & Overhead2000$12,750,000$23,226,916
Total Expenses2000$139,678,000$254,454,049
Movie Net Profit or Loss2000$-41,688,410$-75,944,563

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