The Golden Boys

2009 | Comedy, Romance

Synopsis

A romantic comedy, set on Cape Cod in 1905, about three 70-year-old retired sea captains who try to lure an attractive middle-aged woman into marriage.

Scores

Overall Score
19.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
11.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
19.5%
Review Aggregate
35.1

Critic Consensus

31.2% Fresh • 16 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 31% of 16 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize romantic, thin plot, stylized. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

romanticthin plotstylizedhistoricallightheartedtragic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
David Carradine2009$1,000$1,000(est)
Bruce Dern2009$0$1,000(est)
Mariel Hemingway2009$0$0(est)
Rip Torn2009$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score31.0
RT critic review count16
Rotten Tomatoes audience score22.0
RT audience rating count500
IMDb rating6.0
IMDb votes622

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2009$43,600$63,764
International2009N/AN/A
Worldwide2009$43,600$63,764

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 Revenue2009$21,800$31,882
Digital Rentals ?2009$588,000$859,933
Digital Purchases ?2009$188,000$274,945
Physical Rentals ?2009$2,399,000$3,508,468
Physical Purchases ?2009$5,127,000$7,498,088
TV & Streaming Revenue2009$75,000$109,685
Total Revenues2009$8,398,800$12,283,000
Expenses
Budget ?2009$250,000 (est)$365,618 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2009$80,000 (est)$116,998 (est)
Participations2009$336,000$491,390
Residuals ?2009$582,000$851,158
Interest & Overhead2009$50,000$73,124
Total Expenses2009$1,298,000$1,898,287
Movie Net Profit or Loss2009$7,100,800$10,384,713

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