Rocket Gibraltar

1988 | Drama

Synopsis

An aging patriarch unites all of his family members for his birthday, but the familial assemblage is teeming with personal and social problems.

Scores

Overall Score
25.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
21.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
8.6%
Review Aggregate
60.9

Critic Consensus

50.0% Fresh • 2 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 50% of 2 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize family-friendly, emotional, character-driven. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

family-friendlyemotionalcharacter-drivenvisually strikingthought-provokingrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Burt Lancaster1988$480,000$1,273,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic scoreN/A
RT critic review count2
Rotten Tomatoes audience score58.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating6.5
IMDb votes2,298

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1988$187,349$496,800
International1988N/AN/A
Worldwide1988$187,349$496,800

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 Revenue1988$93,674$248,400
Digital Rentals ?1988N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1988N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1988$1,423,000$3,773,416
Physical Purchases ?1988$744,000$1,972,889
TV & Streaming Revenue1988$84,307$223,560
Total Revenues1988$2,344,982$6,218,265
Expenses
Budget ?1988$3,000,000$7,955,199
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1988$150,000 (est)$397,760 (est)
Participations1988$47,000$124,631
Residuals ?1988$155,000$411,019
Interest & Overhead1988$600,000$1,591,040
Total Expenses1988$3,952,000$10,479,648
Movie Net Profit or Loss1988$-1,607,018$-4,261,384

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