National Champions

2021 | Drama, Sport

Synopsis

Follows star quarterback who ignites a players strike hours before the biggest game of the year in order to fight for fair compensation, equality and respect for the student-athletes.

Scores

Overall Score
43.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
30.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
46.6%
Review Aggregate
67.9

Critic Consensus

64.9% Fresh • 57 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 65% of 57 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, suspenseful, character-driven. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotsuspensefulcharacter-driventhought-provokingtragicdarkstylized

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Stephan James2021$295,000$342,000(est)
J. K. Simmons2021$182,000$210,000(est)
Alexander Ludwig2021$137,000$158,000(est)
Lil Rel Howery2021$112,000$130,000(est)
Tim Blake Nelson2021$96,000$111,000(est)
Andrew Bachelor2021$84,000$98,000(est)
Jeffrey Donovan2021$76,000$88,000(est)
David Koechner2021$69,000$80,000(est)
Kristin Chenoweth2021$63,000$73,000(est)
Timothy Olyphant2021$59,000$68,000(est)
Uzo Aduba2021$55,000$64,000(est)
Julian Horton2021$52,000$60,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score65.0
RT critic review count57
Rotten Tomatoes audience score79.0
RT audience rating count25
IMDb rating5.7
IMDb votes2,073

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2021$475,488$550,408
International2021N/AN/A
Worldwide2021$475,488$550,408

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 Revenue2021$237,744$275,204
Digital Rentals ?2021$4,339,000$5,022,673
Digital Purchases ?2021$4,886,000$5,655,861
Physical Rentals ?2021$1,104,000$1,277,951
Physical Purchases ?2021$3,531,000$4,087,361
TV & Streaming Revenue2021$199,705$231,171
Total Revenues2021$14,297,449$16,550,220
Expenses
Budget ?2021$8,000,000$9,260,517
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2021$380,000 (est)$439,875 (est)
Participations2021$572,000$662,127
Residuals ?2021$622,000$720,005
Interest & Overhead2021$1,600,000$1,852,103
Total Expenses2021$11,174,000$12,934,627
Movie Net Profit or Loss2021$3,123,449$3,615,594

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