Sky High

2005 | Action, Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi, Adventure, Boarding School, School, Superhero, Supernatural

Synopsis

Set in an era where superheroes are commonly known and accepted, young William Stronghold, the son of the Commander and Jetstream, tries to find a balance between being a normal teenager and an extraordinary being.

Scores

Overall Score
80.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
80.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
87.7%
Review Aggregate
65.3

Critic Consensus

73.1% Fresh • 119 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 73% of 119 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize family-friendly, coming of age, funny. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

family-friendlycoming of agefunnylightheartedvisually strikingromanticsatiricaldarkstylizedmacabre

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Kelly Preston2005$2,516,000$4,041,000(est)
Michael Angarano2005$1,549,000$2,488,000(est)
Danielle Panabaker2005$1,166,000$1,873,000(est)
Mary Elizabeth Winstead2005$953,000$1,531,000(est)
Kurt Russell2005$816,000$1,310,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score74.0
RT critic review count127
Rotten Tomatoes audience score57.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating6.3
IMDb votes99,214

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2005$63,946,816$102,714,361
International2005$22,423,000$36,016,869
Worldwide2005$86,369,816$138,731,230

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 Revenue2005$40,942,608$65,763,928
Digital Rentals ?2005$332,000$533,274
Digital Purchases ?2005$51,000$81,919
Physical Rentals ?2005$18,499,000$29,713,957
Physical Purchases ?2005$44,410,000$71,333,415
TV & Streaming Revenue2005$15,986,704$25,678,590
Total Revenues2005$120,221,312$193,105,083
Expenses
Budget ?2005$35,000,000$56,218,634
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2005$33,493,000 (est)$53,798,020 (est)
Participations2005$9,618,000$15,448,881
Residuals ?2005$5,430,000$8,721,919
Interest & Overhead2005$5,950,000$9,557,168
Total Expenses2005$89,491,000$143,744,621
Movie Net Profit or Loss2005$30,730,312$49,360,462

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