The Slaughter Rule

2003 | Drama, Sport

Synopsis

A young man finds solace with a young woman, his mother, and a high-school football coach who recruits him to quarterback a six-man team.

Scores

Overall Score
28.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
30.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
9.1%
Review Aggregate
60.0

Critic Consensus

79.3% Fresh • 29 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 79% of 29 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, character-driven, funny. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

emotionalcharacter-drivenfunnythought-provokingpsychologicalscaryvisually strikingstylized

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Ryan Gosling2003$33,000$55,000(est)
David Morse2003$20,000$34,000(est)
Clea DuVall2003$15,000$26,000(est)
Kelly Lynch2003$12,000$21,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score77.0
RT critic review count30
Rotten Tomatoes audience score42.0
RT audience rating count500
IMDb rating5.8
IMDb votes2,826

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2003$13,411$22,864
International2003N/AN/A
Worldwide2003$13,411$22,864

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 Revenue2003$6,706$11,432
Digital Rentals ?2003$7,000$11,934
Digital Purchases ?2003N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2003$1,306,000$2,226,588
Physical Purchases ?2003$2,383,000$4,062,756
TV & Streaming Revenue2003$150,000$255,734
Total Revenues2003$3,852,706$6,568,444
Expenses
Budget ?2003$500,000$852,446
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2003$80,000 (est)$136,391 (est)
Participations2003$154,000$262,553
Residuals ?2003$272,000$463,730
Interest & Overhead2003$100,000$170,489
Total Expenses2003$1,106,000$1,885,610
Movie Net Profit or Loss2003$2,746,706$4,682,834

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