The Boss

2016 | Comedy

Synopsis

A titan of industry is sent to prison after she's caught insider trading. When she emerges ready to rebrand herself as America's latest sweetheart, not everyone she screwed over is so quick to forgive and forget.

Scores

Overall Score
73.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
80.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
87.4%
Review Aggregate
35.2

Critic Consensus

21.2% Fresh • 193 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 21% of 193 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, thin plot, family-friendly. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

funnythin plotfamily-friendlycharacter-driventhought-provokingsatiricalgrittyemotionalromanticlighthearted

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Melissa McCarthy2016$2,085,000$2,725,000(est)
Kristen Bell2016$1,283,000$1,677,000(est)
Kathy Bates2016$966,000$1,263,000(est)
Tyler Labine2016$790,000$1,033,000(est)
Peter Dinklage2016$676,000$883,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score21.0
RT critic review count193
Rotten Tomatoes audience score38.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating5.4
IMDb votes50,112

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2016$63,285,885$82,719,926
International2016$15,558,697$20,336,514
Worldwide2016$78,844,582$103,056,439

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 Revenue2016$37,866,421$49,494,568
Digital Rentals ?2016$4,368,000$5,709,340
Digital Purchases ?2016$4,453,000$5,820,442
Physical Rentals ?2016$3,835,000$5,012,665
Physical Purchases ?2016$10,822,000$14,145,256
TV & Streaming Revenue2016$15,821,471$20,679,981
Total Revenues2016$77,165,893$100,862,252
Expenses
Budget ?2016$29,000,000$37,905,417
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2016$29,032,000 (est)$37,947,243 (est)
Participations2016$3,087,000$4,034,966
Residuals ?2016$2,109,000$2,756,639
Interest & Overhead2016$4,930,000$6,443,921
Total Expenses2016$68,158,000$89,088,186
Movie Net Profit or Loss2016$9,007,893$11,774,066

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