Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

2016 | Comedy, Drama, Music, Musical

Synopsis

When it becomes clear that his solo album is a failure, a former boy band member does everything in his power to maintain his celebrity status.

Scores

Overall Score
75.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
81.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
70.3%
Review Aggregate
71.1

Critic Consensus

79.1% Fresh • 172 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 79% of 172 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, satirical, gritty. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

funnysatiricalgrittylightheartedemotionalhistoricalthought-provokingsurreal

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Andy Samberg2016$1,438,000$1,879,000(est)
Jorma Taccone2016$885,000$1,157,000(est)
Akiva Schaffer2016$666,000$871,000(est)
Sarah Silverman2016$545,000$712,000(est)
Tim Meadows2016$466,000$609,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score79.0
RT critic review count172
Rotten Tomatoes audience score65.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating6.7
IMDb votes72,670

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2016$9,639,125$12,599,140
International2016$40,904$53,465
Worldwide2016$9,680,029$12,652,605

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$4,835,924$6,320,956
Digital Rentals ?2016$3,668,000$4,794,382
Digital Purchases ?2016$3,739,000$4,887,185
Physical Rentals ?2016$3,220,000$4,208,808
Physical Purchases ?2016$9,088,000$11,878,773
TV & Streaming Revenue2016$2,313,390$3,023,794
Total Revenues2016$26,864,314$35,113,897
Expenses
Budget ?2016$20,000,000$26,141,667
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2016$9,196,000 (est)$12,019,938 (est)
Participations2016$537,000$701,904
Residuals ?2016$1,243,000$1,624,705
Interest & Overhead2016$4,000,000$5,228,333
Total Expenses2016$34,976,000$45,716,547
Movie Net Profit or Loss2016$-8,111,686$-10,602,649

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