The Bachelor

1999 | Comedy, Romance, Romantic Comedy, Wedding

Synopsis

A commitment-phobic man goes in search of a bride, including his fed-up girlfriend, to inherit his grandfather's one hundred million dollar inheritance.

Scores

Overall Score
62.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
64.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
80.9%
Review Aggregate
25.8

Critic Consensus

8.1% Fresh • 62 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 8% of 62 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, romantic, coming of age. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

funnyromanticcoming of agecharacter-drivenlightheartedsatirical

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Chris O'Donnell1999$3,441,000$6,480,000(est)
Renée Zellweger1999$2,118,000$3,989,000(est)
Hal Holbrook1999$1,595,000$3,003,000(est)
James Cromwell1999$1,304,000$2,455,000(est)
Artie Lange1999$1,115,000$2,100,000(est)
Edward Asner1999$982,000$1,849,000(est)
Marley Shelton1999$881,000$1,660,000(est)
Peter Ustinov1999$803,000$1,511,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score8.0
RT critic review count71
Rotten Tomatoes audience score28.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating5.1
IMDb votes19,353

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1999$21,760,240$40,973,516
International1999$15,151,377$28,529,336
Worldwide1999$36,911,616$69,502,850

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 Revenue1999$16,940,671$31,898,492
Digital Rentals ?1999N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1999N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1999$20,738,000$39,048,686
Physical Purchases ?1999$26,803,000$50,468,798
TV & Streaming Revenue1999$5,440,060$10,243,379
Total Revenues1999$69,921,731$131,659,355
Expenses
Budget ?1999$51,000,000$96,030,619
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1999$12,673,000 (est)$23,862,667 (est)
Participations1999$1,398,000$2,632,369
Residuals ?1999$3,770,000$7,098,734
Interest & Overhead1999$7,650,000$14,404,593
Total Expenses1999$76,491,000$144,028,983
Movie Net Profit or Loss1999$-6,569,269$-12,369,627

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