Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun (1997) Box Office, Profit & Reviews

Synopsis

How to create the imagination of movement for fun parks is the theme of this documentary. Although engineers try and try to create machines that shake, tilt, turn, lift and drop people in a way that fools their senses, the real McCoy cannot be imitated: Roller Coasters just let you experience movement much, much more intense than everything else - even on the screen.

Scores

Overall Score

39.1

Popularity Percentile (Year)

11.1%

Box Office Percentile (Year)

67.5%

Review Aggregate

52.6

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 character-driven, emotional, visually striking. Many reviews cite uneven tone as the main reasons it falls short.

Cast

Cast	Year	Reported Salary	Inflation Adjusted	Notes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic scoreN/A

RT critic review count4

Rotten Tomatoes audience score58.0

RT audience rating count1,000

IMDb rating4.5

IMDb votes874

Rotten Tomatoes IMDb

Box Office ?

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Domestic	1997	$18,798,590	$36,742,168
International	1997	N/A	N/A
Worldwide	1997	$18,798,590	$36,742,168

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).

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue	1997	$9,399,295	$18,371,084
Digital Rentals ?	1997	N/A	N/A
Digital Purchases ?	1997	N/A	N/A
Physical Rentals ?	1997	$17,917,000	$35,019,085
Physical Purchases ?	1997	$23,939,000	$46,789,188
TV & Streaming Revenue	1997	$4,511,662	$8,818,120
Total Revenues	1997	$55,766,957	$108,997,477
Expenses
Budget ?	1997	$1,236,000 (est)	$2,415,783 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?	1997	$1,248,000 (est)	$2,439,237 (est)
Participations	1997	$4,461,000	$8,719,101
Residuals ?	1997	$3,305,000	$6,459,679
Interest & Overhead	1997	$247,200	$483,157
Total Expenses	1997	$10,497,200	$20,516,958
Movie Net Profit or Loss	1997	$45,269,757	$88,480,519

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Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun