Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life

2016 | Comedy, Family, Adaptation, Book Adaptation, Children's Book Adaptation

Synopsis

After his new principal Dwight destroys his sketchbook, Rafe Khatchadorian and his best friend Leo decide to metaphorically destroy Dwight's book by breaking every rule in the school's Code of Conduct.

Scores

Overall Score
67.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
61.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
77.6%
Review Aggregate
61.9

Critic Consensus

65.1% Fresh • 43 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 65% of 43 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize family-friendly, funny, thin plot. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

family-friendlyfunnythin plotemotionalcoming of agesatiricalgrittychristmaslightheartedvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Griffin Gluck2016$443,000$580,000(est)
Lauren Graham2016$273,000$357,000(est)
Rob Riggle2016$205,000$269,000(est)
Thomas Barbusca2016$168,000$220,000(est)
Andy Daly2016$144,000$188,000(est)
Adam Pally2016$126,000$165,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score65.0
RT critic review count43
Rotten Tomatoes audience score59.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating6.1
IMDb votes10,633

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2016$20,007,149$26,151,011
International2016$3,308,990$4,325,126
Worldwide2016$23,316,139$30,476,137

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 Revenue2016$11,327,170$14,805,556
Digital Rentals ?2016$3,635,000$4,751,248
Digital Purchases ?2016$3,706,000$4,844,051
Physical Rentals ?2016$3,191,000$4,170,903
Physical Purchases ?2016$9,006,000$11,771,592
TV & Streaming Revenue2016$4,801,716$6,276,243
Total Revenues2016$35,666,886$46,619,593
Expenses
Budget ?2016$8,500,000$11,110,208
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2016$10,625,000 (est)$13,887,760 (est)
Participations2016$1,427,000$1,865,208
Residuals ?2016$1,352,000$1,767,177
Interest & Overhead2016$1,700,000$2,222,042
Total Expenses2016$23,604,000$30,852,395
Movie Net Profit or Loss2016$12,062,886$15,767,198

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