The Rocker

2008 | Comedy, Music, Arrested Development

Synopsis

In the 1980s, a drummer is abandoned by his band just before they become rock superstars. Twenty years later, the drummer sees his second chance at stardom arise when he is asked to perform with his teenage nephew's high school rock band.

Scores

Overall Score
63.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
67.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
66.0%
Review Aggregate
47.6

Critic Consensus

39.3% Fresh • 117 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 39% of 117 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, thin plot, lighthearted. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

funnythin plotlightheartedsatiricalcoming of agepacing issuesfamily-friendlycharacter-drivenhistoricaluneven tone

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Rainn Wilson2008$978,000$1,425,000(est)
Christina Applegate2008$602,000$877,000(est)
Jeff Garlin2008$453,000$660,000(est)
Josh Gad2008$371,000$540,000(est)
Teddy Geiger2008$317,000$462,000(est)
Emma Stone2008$279,000$407,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score40.0
RT critic review count121
Rotten Tomatoes audience score46.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating6.2
IMDb votes40,903

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2008$6,409,528$9,338,918
International2008$2,399,407$3,496,024
Worldwide2008$8,808,935$12,834,942

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 Revenue2008$4,164,527$6,067,869
Digital Rentals ?2008$1,229,000$1,790,698
Digital Purchases ?2008$438,000$638,182
Physical Rentals ?2008$10,184,000$14,838,462
Physical Purchases ?2008$21,101,000$30,744,932
TV & Streaming Revenue2008$2,563,811$3,735,567
Total Revenues2008$39,680,338$57,815,711
Expenses
Budget ?2008$15,000,000$21,855,551
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2008$6,974,000 (est)$10,161,374 (est)
Participations2008$1,587,000$2,312,317
Residuals ?2008$2,494,000$3,633,850
Interest & Overhead2008$3,000,000$4,371,110
Total Expenses2008$29,055,000$42,334,203
Movie Net Profit or Loss2008$10,625,338$15,481,508

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