The Bear

1984 | Biography, Drama, Family, Sport

Synopsis

Biopic about the great college football coach Paul "Bear" Bryant of the University of Alabama.

Scores

Overall Score
20.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
1.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
16.3%
Review Aggregate
67.6

Critic Consensus

100.0% Fresh • 1 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 100% of 1 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, family-friendly, emotional. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

character-drivenfamily-friendlyemotionalvisually strikingthought-provokingrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Gary Busey1984$34,000$103,000(est)
Cynthia Leake1984$21,000$63,000(est)
Harry Dean Stanton1984$16,000$48,000(est)
D'Urville Martin1984$13,000$39,000(est)
Jon-Erik Hexum1984$11,000$33,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic scoreN/A
RT critic review count1
Rotten Tomatoes audience score73.0
RT audience rating count100
IMDb rating6.0
IMDb votes339

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1984$2,687,148$8,113,170
International1984N/AN/A
Worldwide1984$2,687,148$8,113,170

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 Revenue1984$1,343,574$4,056,585
Digital Rentals ?1984N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1984N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1984$1,489,000$4,495,662
Physical Purchases ?1984$793,000$2,394,265
TV & Streaming Revenue1984$1,074,859$3,245,268
Total Revenues1984$4,700,433$14,191,779
Expenses
Budget ?1984$2,956,000 (est)$8,924,901 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ? source1984$5,000,000$15,096,246
Participations1984$94,000$283,809
Residuals ?1984$211,000$637,062
Interest & Overhead1984$591,200$1,784,980
Total Expenses1984$8,852,200$26,726,998
Movie Net Profit or Loss1984$-4,151,767$-12,535,219

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