Superbad

2007 | Comedy, Bawdy Comedy, Erotica, High School, School, Slacker

Synopsis

Two co-dependent high school seniors are forced to deal with separation anxiety after their plan to stage a booze-soaked party goes awry.

Scores

Overall Score
94.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
98.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
95.0%
Review Aggregate
84.7

Critic Consensus

87.9% Fresh • 206 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 88% of 206 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, coming of age, lighthearted. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

funnycoming of agelightheartedfamily-friendlyemotionalcharacter-drivenscaryvisually strikingromanticstylized

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Jonah Hill2007$1,438,000$2,176,000(est)
Michael Cera2007$885,000$1,339,000(est)
Christopher Mintz-Plasse2007$666,000$1,008,000(est)
Seth Rogen2007$545,000$824,000(est)
Bill Hader2007$466,000$705,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score88.0
RT critic review count206
Rotten Tomatoes audience score87.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating7.6
IMDb votes674,015

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2007$121,463,226$183,806,146
International2007$49,349,300$74,678,608
Worldwide2007$170,812,834$258,485,220

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 Revenue2007$80,471,333$121,774,516
Digital Rentals ?2007$1,022,000$1,546,558
Digital Purchases ?2007$381,000$576,554
Physical Rentals ?2007$17,591,000$26,619,859
Physical Purchases ?2007$39,526,000$59,813,344
TV & Streaming Revenue2007$34,009,703$51,465,721
Total Revenues2007$173,001,036$261,796,551
Expenses
Budget ?2007$20,000,000$30,265,316
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2007$22,462,000 (est)$33,990,976 (est)
Participations2007$25,950,000$39,269,247
Residuals ?2007$5,905,000$8,935,835
Interest & Overhead2007$4,000,000$6,053,063
Total Expenses2007$78,317,000$118,514,438
Movie Net Profit or Loss2007$94,684,036$143,282,114

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