MVP: Most Valuable Primate

2000 | Comedy, Family, Sport, Ice Hockey, Sports, Team Sport

Synopsis

When Jack, a sign-language-speaking chimp, makes a break for freedom, his talent for ice skating soon turns him into the local hockey team's secret weapon. But the lab officials are closing in.

Scores

Overall Score
41.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
38.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
45.2%
Review Aggregate
40.8

Critic Consensus

100.0% Fresh • 1 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 100% of 1 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize family-friendly, funny, character-driven. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

family-friendlyfunnycharacter-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Kevin Zegers2000$18,000$33,000(est)
Jamie Renée Smith2000$11,000$20,000(est)
Oliver Muirhead2000$8,000$15,000(est)
Rick Ducommun2000$7,000$12,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score40.0
RT critic review count5
Rotten Tomatoes audience score40.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating4.3
IMDb votes2,911

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2000$1,248,746$2,274,864
International2000N/AN/A
Worldwide2000$1,248,746$2,274,864

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$624,373$1,137,432
Digital Rentals ?2000N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?2000N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2000$10,834,000$19,736,503
Physical Purchases ?2000$14,450,000$26,323,838
TV & Streaming Revenue2000$499,498$909,946
Total Revenues2000$26,407,871$48,107,719
Expenses
Budget ?2000$1,374,000 (est)$2,503,042 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2000$999,000 (est)$1,819,897 (est)
Participations2000$1,056,000$1,923,735
Residuals ?2000$1,886,000$3,435,762
Interest & Overhead2000$274,800$500,608
Total Expenses2000$5,589,800$10,183,044
Movie Net Profit or Loss2000$20,818,071$37,924,674

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