Marvin's Room

1996 | Drama, Adaptation, Play Adaptation

Synopsis

After seventeen years, a fiercely independent woman and her rebellious son return home and together they turn the family she left behind upside down.

Scores

Overall Score
62.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
61.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
59.4%
Review Aggregate
72.4

Critic Consensus

76.5% Fresh • 34 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 76% of 34 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, family-friendly, character-driven. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

emotionalfamily-friendlycharacter-drivenstylizedvisually strikinguplifting

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Meryl Streep1996$1,384,000$2,767,000(est)
Leonardo DiCaprio1996$852,000$1,703,000(est)
Diane Keaton1996$641,000$1,283,000(est)
Robert De Niro1996$524,000$1,049,000(est)
Hume Cronyn1996$449,000$897,000(est)
Gwen Verdon1996$395,000$789,000(est)
Hal Scardino1996$354,000$709,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score84.0
RT critic review count49
Rotten Tomatoes audience score63.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating6.7
IMDb votes31,300

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1996$12,803,305$25,598,450
International1996N/AN/A
Worldwide1996$12,803,305$25,598,450

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 Revenue1996$6,401,652$12,799,225
Digital Rentals ?1996N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1996N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1996$20,582,000$41,150,882
Physical Purchases ?1996$24,384,000$48,752,459
TV & Streaming Revenue1996$3,072,793$6,143,628
Total Revenues1996$54,440,446$108,846,194
Expenses
Budget ?1996$23,000,000$45,985,341
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1996$5,593,000 (est)$11,182,435 (est)
Participations1996$2,178,000$4,354,612
Residuals ?1996$3,466,000$6,929,791
Interest & Overhead1996$4,600,000$9,197,068
Total Expenses1996$38,837,000$77,649,247
Movie Net Profit or Loss1996$15,603,446$31,196,947

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