Varsity Blues

1999 | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sport, Football, Sports, Team Sport

Synopsis

A back-up quarterback is chosen to lead a Texas football team to victory after the star quarterback is injured.

Scores

Overall Score
78.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
82.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
83.9%
Review Aggregate
60.9

Critic Consensus

53.9% Fresh • 39 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 54% of 39 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize coming of age, character-driven, funny. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

coming of agecharacter-drivenfunnytragicromanticemotional

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
James Van Der Beek1999$1,150,000$2,166,000(est)
Jon Voight1999$708,000$1,333,000(est)
Paul Walker1999$533,000$1,004,000(est)
Ron Lester1999$436,000$821,000(est)
Scott Caan1999$373,000$702,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score45.0
RT critic review count58
Rotten Tomatoes audience score76.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating6.5
IMDb votes51,478

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1999$52,894,168$99,597,242
International1999$1,400,000$2,636,134
Worldwide1999$54,294,168$102,233,376

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 Revenue1999$27,007,084$50,853,075
Digital Rentals ?1999N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1999N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1999$25,834,000$48,644,212
Physical Purchases ?1999$33,390,000$62,871,807
TV & Streaming Revenue1999$13,223,542$24,899,310
Total Revenues1999$99,454,626$187,268,404
Expenses
Budget ?1999$16,000,000$30,127,251
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1999$16,672,000 (est)$31,392,595 (est)
Participations1999$7,956,000$14,980,775
Residuals ?1999$5,008,000$9,429,829
Interest & Overhead1999$3,200,000$6,025,450
Total Expenses1999$48,836,000$91,955,901
Movie Net Profit or Loss1999$50,618,626$95,312,503

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