Of Mice and Men

1992 | Drama, Western, Animal, Past, Rodent

Synopsis

A nomadic farm worker looks after his dimwitted, gentle-giant friend during the Great Depression.

Scores

Overall Score
68.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
76.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
48.3%
Review Aggregate
86.0

Critic Consensus

95.2% Fresh • 21 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 95% of 21 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, character-driven, visually striking. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

emotionalcharacter-drivenvisually strikingthought-provokingrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
John Malkovich1992$119,000$267,000(est)
Gary Sinise1992$73,000$164,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score97.0
RT critic review count30
Rotten Tomatoes audience score82.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating7.4
IMDb votes50,083

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1992$5,471,088$12,232,932
International1992N/AN/A
Worldwide1992$5,471,088$12,232,932

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 Revenue1992$2,735,544$6,116,466
Digital Rentals ?1992N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1992N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1992$24,557,000$54,907,562
Physical Purchases ?1992$17,524,000$39,182,315
TV & Streaming Revenue1992$1,313,061$2,935,904
Total Revenues1992$46,129,605$103,142,246
Expenses
Budget ?1992$6,018,000 (est)$13,455,785 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1992$2,481,000 (est)$5,547,325 (est)
Participations1992$3,690,000$8,250,556
Residuals ?1992$3,168,000$7,083,404
Interest & Overhead1992$1,203,600$2,691,157
Total Expenses1992$16,560,600$37,028,227
Movie Net Profit or Loss1992$29,569,005$66,114,019

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