The Way Back

2020 | Drama, Sport

Synopsis

Jack Cunningham was a high school basketball phenom who walked away from the game, forfeiting his future. Years later, when he reluctantly accepts a coaching job at his alma mater, he may get one last shot at redemption.

Scores

Overall Score
85.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
88.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
84.9%
Review Aggregate
80.2

Critic Consensus

84.7% Fresh • 215 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 85% of 215 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, emotional, character-driven. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

thin plotemotionalcharacter-drivengrittyrealisticupliftingfamily-friendlytragicvisually strikinglighthearted

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Ben Affleck2020$2,034,000$2,466,000(est)
Al Madrigal2020$1,252,000$1,518,000(est)
Michaela Watkins2020$943,000$1,143,000(est)
Janina Gavankar2020$771,000$934,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score85.0
RT critic review count215
Rotten Tomatoes audience score84.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating6.7
IMDb votes55,340

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2020$13,590,514$16,473,509
International2020$1,900,000$2,303,053
Worldwide2020$15,490,514$18,776,562

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 Revenue2020$7,555,257$9,157,976
Digital Rentals ?2020$16,550,000$20,060,800
Digital Purchases ?2020$15,318,000$18,567,452
Physical Rentals ?2020$3,857,000$4,675,197
Physical Purchases ?2020$11,627,000$14,093,469
TV & Streaming Revenue2020$3,261,723$3,953,642
Total Revenues2020$58,168,980$70,508,536
Expenses
Budget ?2020$25,000,000$30,303,323
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2020$6,176,000 (est)$7,486,133 (est)
Participations2020$2,327,000$2,820,633
Residuals ?2020$2,308,000$2,797,603
Interest & Overhead2020$4,250,000$5,151,565
Total Expenses2020$40,061,000$48,559,257
Movie Net Profit or Loss2020$18,107,980$21,949,279

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