The Longest Yard

2005 | Comedy, Crime, Sport, Adaptation, Football, Remake, Sports, Team Sport

Synopsis

Prison inmates form a football team to challenge the prison guards.

Scores

Overall Score
85.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
93.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
96.0%
Review Aggregate
50.1

Critic Consensus

30.6% Fresh • 160 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 31% of 160 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, thin plot, gritty. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

funnythin plotgrittycharacter-drivendarkemotionalupliftingfamily-friendlypoliticalrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Adam Sandler2005$6,416,000$10,305,000(est)
Chris Rock2005$3,949,000$6,344,000(est)
James Cromwell2005$2,974,000$4,776,000(est)
Nelly2005$2,431,000$3,905,000(est)
William Fichtner2005$2,080,000$3,340,000(est)
Burt Reynolds2005$1,830,000$2,940,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score31.0
RT critic review count167
Rotten Tomatoes audience score62.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating6.4
IMDb votes206,030

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2005$158,119,460$253,978,861
International2005$33,347,096$53,563,663
Worldwide2005$191,466,560$307,542,530

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 Revenue2005$92,398,568$148,414,895
Digital Rentals ?2005$370,000$594,311
Digital Purchases ?2005$57,000$91,556
Physical Rentals ?2005$20,653,000$33,173,813
Physical Purchases ?2005$49,581,000$79,639,318
TV & Streaming Revenue2005$44,273,449$71,114,081
Total Revenues2005$207,333,017$333,027,975
Expenses
Budget ?2005$82,000,000$131,712,229
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2005$31,646,000 (est)$50,831,283 (est)
Participations2005$16,587,000$26,642,814
Residuals ?2005$7,332,000$11,777,001
Interest & Overhead2005$12,300,000$19,756,834
Total Expenses2005$149,865,000$240,720,162
Movie Net Profit or Loss2005$57,468,017$92,307,813

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