The Beach Bum

2019 | Comedy, Drama

Synopsis

A rebellious stoner named Moondog lives life by his own rules.

Scores

Overall Score
68.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
76.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
68.1%
Review Aggregate
51.3

Critic Consensus

58.3% Fresh • 127 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 58% of 127 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, funny, character-driven. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotfunnycharacter-drivenstylizedvisually strikingdarklightheartedemotionalsatiricalthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Matthew McConaughey2019$261,000$320,000(est)
Snoop Dogg2019$161,000$197,000(est)
Isla Fisher2019$121,000$148,000(est)
Jimmy Buffett2019$99,000$121,000(est)
Zac Efron2019$85,000$104,000(est)
Martin Lawrence2019$74,000$91,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score58.0
RT critic review count127
Rotten Tomatoes audience score41.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating5.5
IMDb votes26,154

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2019$3,502,600$4,297,089
International2019$1,051,816$1,290,398
Worldwide2019$4,554,416$5,587,486

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 Revenue2019$2,172,026$2,664,703
Digital Rentals ?2019$3,712,000$4,553,987
Digital Purchases ?2019$4,433,000$5,438,530
Physical Rentals ?2019$1,680,000$2,061,072
Physical Purchases ?2019$4,833,000$5,929,261
TV & Streaming Revenue2019$1,401,040$1,718,836
Total Revenues2019$18,231,066$22,366,388
Expenses
Budget ?2019$5,000,000$6,134,142
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2019$4,327,000 (est)$5,308,486 (est)
Participations2019$729,000$894,358
Residuals ?2019$782,000$959,380
Interest & Overhead2019$1,000,000$1,226,828
Total Expenses2019$11,838,000$14,523,194
Movie Net Profit or Loss2019$6,393,066$7,843,195

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