They Call Me Bruce

1982 | Action, Comedy

Synopsis

A goofy Korean finds his life hopelessly complicated with people continually confusing him with Bruce Lee.

Scores

Overall Score
46.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
35.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
58.6%
Review Aggregate
50.2

Critic Consensus

0.0% Fresh • 1 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 0% of 1 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, action-packed, character-driven. Many reviews cite execution consistency as the main reasons it falls short.

funnyaction-packedcharacter-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Johnny Yune1982$242,000$787,000(est)
Margaux Hemingway1982$149,000$484,000(est)
Pam Huntington1982$112,000$365,000(est)
Ralph Mauro1982$92,000$298,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic scoreN/A
RT critic review count1
Rotten Tomatoes audience score46.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating5.6
IMDb votes1,984

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1982$16,894,678$54,920,836
International1982N/AN/A
Worldwide1982$16,894,678$54,920,836

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 Revenue1982$8,447,339$27,460,418
Digital Rentals ?1982N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1982N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1982$4,295,000$13,962,089
Physical Purchases ?1982$3,399,000$11,049,392
TV & Streaming Revenue1982$4,223,670$13,730,209
Total Revenues1982$20,365,008$66,202,108
Expenses
Budget ?1982$1,849,000 (est)$6,010,687 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1982$1,514,000 (est)$4,921,677 (est)
Participations1982$815,000$2,649,384
Residuals ?1982$763,000$2,480,343
Interest & Overhead1982$369,800$1,202,137
Total Expenses1982$5,310,800$17,264,228
Movie Net Profit or Loss1982$15,054,208$48,937,879

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