Synopsis
A Vietnam veteran helps his kids battle over a tree house while recovering from his traumatic war experience.
Scores
Overall Score
54.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
48.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
63.9%
Review Aggregate
52.5
Critic Consensus
Critic reception is largely negative, with 25% of 4 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, historical, emotional. Many reviews cite execution consistency as the main reasons it falls short.
character-drivenhistoricalemotionalvisually strikingthought-provokingrealistic
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elijah Wood | 1994 | $2,767,000 | $5,856,000 | (est) |
| Kevin Costner | 1994 | $1,703,000 | $3,605,000 | (est) |
| Mare Winningham | 1994 | $1,282,000 | $2,714,000 | (est) |
| Lexi Randall | 1994 | $1,048,000 | $2,219,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score25.0
RT critic review count16
Rotten Tomatoes audience score73.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating6.8
IMDb votes14,141
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 1994 | $16,928,556 | $35,833,252 |
| International | 1994 | N/A | N/A |
| Worldwide | 1994 | $16,928,556 | $35,833,252 |
Earnings / Profitability
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | |||
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 1994 | $8,464,278 | $17,916,626 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 1994 | N/A | N/A |
| Digital Purchases ? | 1994 | N/A | N/A |
| Physical Rentals ? | 1994 | $30,454,000 | $64,463,021 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 1994 | $28,109,000 | $59,499,279 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 1994 | $4,062,853 | $8,599,980 |
| Total Revenues | 1994 | $71,090,131 | $150,478,906 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget ? | 1994 | $34,000,000 | $71,968,960 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 1994 | $6,051,000 (est) | $12,808,358 (est) |
| Participations | 1994 | $2,844,000 | $6,019,992 |
| Residuals ? | 1994 | $4,520,000 | $9,567,638 |
| Interest & Overhead | 1994 | $5,780,000 | $12,234,723 |
| Total Expenses | 1994 | $53,195,000 | $112,599,671 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 1994 | $17,895,131 | $37,879,235 |
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