Puberty Blues (1983) Box Office, Profit & Reviews

Synopsis

The mating rituals of two teenage surf chicks from the southern suburbs of Sydney.

Scores

Overall Score

19.2

Popularity Percentile (Year)

14.3%

Box Office Percentile (Year)

0.4%

Review Aggregate

63.1

Critic Consensus

66.7% Fresh • 3 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 67% of 3 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize realistic, coming of age, funny. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

Cast

Cast	Year	Reported Salary	Inflation Adjusted	Notes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic scoreN/A

RT critic review count4

Rotten Tomatoes audience score66.0

RT audience rating count500

IMDb rating5.9

IMDb votes1,749

Rotten Tomatoes IMDb

Box Office ?

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Domestic	1983	$237,000	$746,455
International	1983	N/A	N/A
Worldwide	1983	$237,286	$747,356

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).

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue	1983	$118,500	$373,227
Digital Rentals ?	1983	N/A	N/A
Digital Purchases ?	1983	N/A	N/A
Physical Rentals ?	1983	$36,000	$113,386
Physical Purchases ?	1983	$25,000	$78,740
TV & Streaming Revenue	1983	$99,540	$313,511
Total Revenues	1983	$279,040	$878,864
Expenses
Budget ?	1983	$261,000 (est)	$822,045 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?	1983	$190,000 (est)	$598,424 (est)
Participations	1983	$6,000	$18,898
Residuals ?	1983	$9,000	$28,346
Interest & Overhead	1983	$52,200	$164,409
Total Expenses	1983	$518,200	$1,632,122
Movie Net Profit or Loss	1983	$-239,160	$-753,258

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