The Jimmy Show

2002 | Comedy, Drama

Synopsis

A failed New Jersey inventor embarks on a career as a standup comic, turns to drink, and labors to keep his family together.

Scores

Overall Score
14.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
14.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
0.1%
Review Aggregate
42.2

Critic Consensus

37.5% Fresh • 8 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 38% of 8 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, gritty, character-driven. Many reviews cite execution consistency as the main reasons it falls short.

funnygrittycharacter-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Frank Whaley2002$0$0(est)
Carla Gugino2002$0$0(est)
Ethan Hawke2002$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score40.0
RT critic review count10
Rotten Tomatoes audience score37.0
RT audience rating count500
IMDb rating5.3
IMDb votes643

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2002$1,000$1,744
International2002N/AN/A
Worldwide2002$1,000$1,744

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 Revenue2002$500$872
Digital Rentals ?2002$0$0
Digital Purchases ?2002N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2002$60,000$104,625
Physical Purchases ?2002$112,000$195,300
TV & Streaming Revenue2002$75,000$130,781
Total Revenues2002$247,500$431,577
Expenses
Budget ?2002$250,000 (est)$435,937 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2002$80,000 (est)$139,500 (est)
Participations2002$5,000$8,719
Residuals ?2002$15,000$26,156
Interest & Overhead2002$50,000$87,187
Total Expenses2002$400,000$697,499
Movie Net Profit or Loss2002$-152,500$-265,921

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