The Baby-Sitters Club

1995 | Comedy, Drama, Family, Adaptation, Book Adaptation, Children's Book Adaptation

Synopsis

Seven junior-high-school girls organize a daycare camp for children while at the same time experiencing classic adolescent growing pains.

Scores

Overall Score
45.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
34.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
53.1%
Review Aggregate
57.5

Critic Consensus

63.6% Fresh • 11 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 64% of 11 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize family-friendly, funny, character-driven. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

family-friendlyfunnycharacter-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Schuyler Fisk1995$313,000$644,000(est)
Bre Blair1995$193,000$397,000(est)
Tricia Joe1995$145,000$299,000(est)
Rachael Leigh Cook1995$119,000$244,000(est)
Larisa Oleynik1995$101,000$209,000(est)
Stacy Linn Ramsower1995$89,000$184,000(est)
Zelda Harris1995$80,000$165,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score67.0
RT critic review count15
Rotten Tomatoes audience score47.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating5.7
IMDb votes6,890

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1995$9,685,976$19,937,602
International1995N/AN/A
Worldwide1995$9,685,976$19,937,602

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 Revenue1995$4,842,988$9,968,801
Digital Rentals ?1995N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1995N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1995$18,985,000$39,078,702
Physical Purchases ?1995$19,560,000$40,262,282
TV & Streaming Revenue1995$2,324,634$4,785,024
Total Revenues1995$45,712,622$94,094,810
Expenses
Budget ?1995$6,500,000$13,379,593
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1995$8,125,000 (est)$16,724,491 (est)
Participations1995$3,657,000$7,527,565
Residuals ?1995$2,955,000$6,082,569
Interest & Overhead1995$1,300,000$2,675,919
Total Expenses1995$22,537,000$46,390,135
Movie Net Profit or Loss1995$23,175,622$47,704,675

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