The Pallbearer

1996 | Comedy, Romance, Romantic Comedy

Synopsis

A young man's life is thrown into a loop when he is asked to be a pallbearer for the funeral of a classmate he doesn't remember, and his old high school crush temporarily returns to town.

Scores

Overall Score
43.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
42.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
46.9%
Review Aggregate
38.4

Critic Consensus

62.5% Fresh • 8 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 62% of 8 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, dark, romantic. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

funnydarkromanticcharacter-drivenemotionalvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
David Schwimmer1996$385,000$770,000(est)
Gwyneth Paltrow1996$237,000$474,000(est)
Michael Rapaport1996$178,000$357,000(est)
Toni Collette1996$146,000$292,000(est)
Carol Kane1996$125,000$250,000(est)
Bitty Schram1996$110,000$220,000(est)
Barbara Hershey1996$99,000$197,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score48.0
RT critic review count21
Rotten Tomatoes audience score19.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating5.0
IMDb votes11,798

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1996$5,656,388$11,309,171
International1996N/AN/A
Worldwide1996$5,656,388$11,309,171

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 Revenue1996$2,828,194$5,654,586
Digital Rentals ?1996N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1996N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1996$14,202,000$28,394,949
Physical Purchases ?1996$16,826,000$33,641,276
TV & Streaming Revenue1996$1,357,533$2,714,201
Total Revenues1996$35,213,727$70,405,011
Expenses
Budget ?1996$8,000,000$15,994,901
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1996$3,046,000 (est)$6,090,059 (est)
Participations1996$1,409,000$2,817,102
Residuals ?1996$2,352,000$4,702,501
Interest & Overhead1996$1,600,000$3,198,980
Total Expenses1996$16,407,000$32,803,543
Movie Net Profit or Loss1996$18,806,727$37,601,468

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