Psycho Beach Party

2000 | Comedy, Horror, Mystery, Horror Comedy, Sports, Surfing

Synopsis

Chicklet is a sixteen-year old tomboy who's desperate to be part of the in-crowd of Malibu beach surfers. She's the typical American girl - except for one little problem: her personality is split into more slices than a pepperoni pizza.

Scores

Overall Score
41.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
46.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
25.4%
Review Aggregate
60.0

Critic Consensus

61.3% Fresh • 31 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 61% of 31 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, scary, tragic. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

funnyscarytragicsatiricalcoming of agecharacter-driven

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Lauren Ambrose2000$86,000$157,000(est)
Thomas Gibson2000$53,000$97,000(est)
Amy Adams2000$40,000$73,000(est)
Nicholas Brendon2000$33,000$60,000(est)
Matt Keeslar2000$28,000$51,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score54.0
RT critic review count37
Rotten Tomatoes audience score66.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating6.1
IMDb votes7,160

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2000$268,117$488,434
International2000N/AN/A
Worldwide2000$268,117$488,434

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$134,058$244,217
Digital Rentals ?2000N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?2000N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2000$5,432,000$9,895,577
Physical Purchases ?2000$7,244,000$13,196,532
TV & Streaming Revenue2000$120,653$219,795
Total Revenues2000$12,930,711$23,556,121
Expenses
Budget ?2000$1,500,000$2,732,578
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2000$214,000 (est)$389,848 (est)
Participations2000$517,000$941,829
Residuals ?2000$935,000$1,703,307
Interest & Overhead2000$300,000$546,516
Total Expenses2000$3,466,000$6,314,078
Movie Net Profit or Loss2000$9,464,711$17,242,043

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