Reach the Rock

1998 | Comedy, Drama

Synopsis

Two school kids, who are best friends, are drinking on the side of a river. One friend bets the other that he can't swim across the river and "Reach The Rock". The friend takes the bet and drowns halfway towards the rock. The entire town blames the kid for his friends death, he runs away, never to be seen again. He eventually comes back to his home town of Shermerville and goes crazy, and starts to trash the town (for example, breaking store-front windows, stealing a police car). He also meets up with his old high school girlfriend.

Scores

Overall Score
12.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
3.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
1.8%
Review Aggregate
49.1

Critic Consensus

50.0% Fresh • 6 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 50% of 6 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize suspenseful, romantic, character-driven. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

suspensefulromanticcharacter-drivenfunnyemotionalvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
William Sadler1998$0$0(est)
Alessandro Nivola1998$0$0(est)
Bruce Norris1998$0$0(est)
Brooke Langton1998$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score44.0
RT critic review count9
Rotten Tomatoes audience score43.0
RT audience rating count50
IMDb rating6.6
IMDb votes938

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1998$4,960$9,546
International1998N/AN/A
Worldwide1998$4,960$9,546

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 Revenue1998$2,480$4,773
Digital Rentals ?1998N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1998N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1998$139,000$267,511
Physical Purchases ?1998$195,000$375,285
TV & Streaming Revenue1998$75,000$144,340
Total Revenues1998$411,480$791,910
Expenses
Budget ?1998$250,000 (est)$481,135 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1998$80,000 (est)$153,963 (est)
Participations1998$8,000$15,396
Residuals ?1998$25,000$48,113
Interest & Overhead1998$50,000$96,227
Total Expenses1998$413,000$794,835
Movie Net Profit or Loss1998$-1,520$-2,925

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