Pauly Shore Is Dead

2004 | Comedy, Mockumentary, Spoof

Synopsis

Hollywood's Pauly Shore loses everything, fakes his own death, and gets caught.

Scores

Overall Score
33.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
48.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
9.4%
Review Aggregate
41.1

Critic Consensus

40.0% Fresh • 10 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 40% of 10 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, dark, satirical. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

funnydarksatiricalcharacter-drivenemotionalvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Pauly Shore2004$0$0(est)
Ashley L. Anderson2004$0$0(est)
Pamela Anderson2004$0$0(est)
Camille Anderson2004$0$0(est)
Adam Sandler2004$0$0(est)
Eminem2004$0$0(est)
Charlie Sheen2004$0$0(est)
Ben Stiller2004$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score50.0
RT critic review count12
Rotten Tomatoes audience score29.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating4.4
IMDb votes5,112

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2004$11,000$18,267
International2004N/AN/A
Worldwide2004$11,000$18,267

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 Revenue2004$5,500$9,134
Digital Rentals ?2004$12,000$19,928
Digital Purchases ?2004$0$0
Physical Rentals ?2004$1,283,000$2,130,636
Physical Purchases ?2004$2,685,000$4,458,891
TV & Streaming Revenue2004$75,000$124,550
Total Revenues2004$4,060,500$6,743,139
Expenses
Budget ?2004$250,000 (est)$415,167 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2004$80,000 (est)$132,853 (est)
Participations2004$162,000$269,028
Residuals ?2004$289,000$479,933
Interest & Overhead2004$50,000$83,033
Total Expenses2004$831,000$1,380,014
Movie Net Profit or Loss2004$3,229,500$5,363,124

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