This Old Cub

2004 | Documentary, Sport, Baseball, Sports, Team Sport

Synopsis

Jeff Santo explores the life and career of his father, Chicago Cub great Ron Santo.

Scores

Overall Score
36.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
15.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
37.7%
Review Aggregate
79.8

Critic Consensus

73.7% Fresh • 19 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 74% of 19 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize stylized, family-friendly, emotional. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

stylizedfamily-friendlyemotionalcharacter-drivenvisually strikingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Ron Santo2004$4,000$6,000(est)
Bill Murray2004$2,000$4,000(est)
Joe Mantegna2004$2,000$3,000(est)
Gary Sinise2004$1,000$2,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score74.0
RT critic review count19
Rotten Tomatoes audience score85.0
RT audience rating count500
IMDb rating8.2
IMDb votes413

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2004$270,014$448,403
International2004N/AN/A
Worldwide2004$270,014$448,403

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 Revenue2004$135,007$224,202
Digital Rentals ?2004$62,000$102,961
Digital Purchases ?2004$2,000$3,321
Physical Rentals ?2004$6,516,000$10,820,906
Physical Purchases ?2004$13,634,000$22,641,534
TV & Streaming Revenue2004$121,506$201,782
Total Revenues2004$20,470,513$33,994,706
Expenses
Budget ?2004$297,000 (est)$493,218 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2004$189,000 (est)$313,866 (est)
Participations2004$819,000$1,360,086
Residuals ?2004$1,491,000$2,476,055
Interest & Overhead2004$59,400$98,644
Total Expenses2004$2,855,400$4,741,869
Movie Net Profit or Loss2004$17,615,113$29,252,838

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