The Air Up There

1994 | Comedy, Family, Sport, Basketball, Sports, Team Sport

Synopsis

A basketball coach travels to Africa to recruit a new star.

Scores

Overall Score
51.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
42.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
73.2%
Review Aggregate
35.0

Critic Consensus

28.6% Fresh • 14 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 29% of 14 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, uplifting, funny. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotupliftingfunnyfamily-friendlycharacter-drivenemotional

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Kevin Bacon1994$3,400,000$7,197,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score22.0
RT critic review count27
Rotten Tomatoes audience score35.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating5.6
IMDb votes9,784

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1994$21,011,318$44,475,374
International1994N/AN/A
Worldwide1994$21,011,318$44,475,374

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 Revenue1994$10,505,659$22,237,687
Digital Rentals ?1994N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1994N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1994$35,267,000$74,650,863
Physical Purchases ?1994$32,552,000$68,903,930
TV & Streaming Revenue1994$5,252,830$11,118,844
Total Revenues1994$83,577,488$176,911,323
Expenses
Budget ?1994$17,000,000$35,984,480
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1994$6,081,000 (est)$12,871,860 (est)
Participations1994$6,686,000$14,152,484
Residuals ?1994$5,262,000$11,138,255
Interest & Overhead1994$3,400,000$7,196,896
Total Expenses1994$38,429,000$81,343,976
Movie Net Profit or Loss1994$45,148,488$95,567,347

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