The Caveman's Valentine

2001 | Crime, Drama, Music, Mystery, Thriller

Synopsis

A cave-dwelling man sets out to track down the killer of a homeless boy, and bring him to justice.

Scores

Overall Score
40.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
42.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
31.1%
Review Aggregate
50.4

Critic Consensus

45.7% Fresh • 81 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 46% of 81 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize uneven tone, visually striking, character-driven. Common reservations focus on uneven tone, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

uneven tonevisually strikingcharacter-drivensuspensefulfamily-friendlythought-provokingstylizedfunnyscaryrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Samuel L. Jackson2001$1,299,000$2,300,000(est)
Colm Feore2001$799,000$1,416,000(est)
Aunjanue Ellis2001$602,000$1,066,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score45.0
RT critic review count84
Rotten Tomatoes audience score51.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating5.8
IMDb votes8,266

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2001$687,194$1,217,238
International2001N/AN/A
Worldwide2001$687,194$1,217,238

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 Revenue2001$343,597$608,619
Digital Rentals ?2001N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?2001N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2001$8,101,000$14,349,428
Physical Purchases ?2001$12,104,000$21,440,005
TV & Streaming Revenue2001$274,878$486,895
Total Revenues2001$20,823,475$36,884,947
Expenses
Budget ?2001$13,500,000$23,912,762
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2001$550,000 (est)$974,224 (est)
Participations2001$833,000$1,475,506
Residuals ?2001$1,499,000$2,655,202
Interest & Overhead2001$2,700,000$4,782,552
Total Expenses2001$19,082,000$33,800,246
Movie Net Profit or Loss2001$1,741,475$3,084,701

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