Very Bad Things

1998 | Comedy, Crime, Thriller, Black Comedy, Wedding

Synopsis

A prostitute is killed during a bachelor party and the attendees turn on each other as the wedding approaches.

Scores

Overall Score
62.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
69.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
57.7%
Review Aggregate
52.0

Critic Consensus

39.5% Fresh • 38 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 39% of 38 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, funny, satirical. Many reviews cite thin plot, uneven tone as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotfunnysatiricalgrittysuspensefuldarkmacabreuneven tone

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Christian Slater1998$1,805,000$3,474,000(est)
Cameron Diaz1998$1,111,000$2,139,000(est)
Daniel Stern1998$837,000$1,610,000(est)
Jeanne Tripplehorn1998$684,000$1,317,000(est)
Jon Favreau1998$585,000$1,126,000(est)
Jeremy Piven1998$515,000$991,000(est)
Leland Orser1998$462,000$890,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score40.0
RT critic review count58
Rotten Tomatoes audience score58.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating6.3
IMDb votes50,439

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1998$9,898,412$19,049,889
International1998N/AN/A
Worldwide1998$9,898,412$19,049,889

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 Revenue1998$4,949,206$9,524,944
Digital Rentals ?1998N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1998N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1998$15,813,000$30,432,749
Physical Purchases ?1998$22,122,000$42,574,671
TV & Streaming Revenue1998$2,375,619$4,571,973
Total Revenues1998$45,259,825$87,104,338
Expenses
Budget ?1998$30,000,000$57,736,196
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1998$4,532,000 (est)$8,722,015 (est)
Participations1998$1,810,000$3,483,417
Residuals ?1998$2,912,000$5,604,260
Interest & Overhead1998$5,100,000$9,815,153
Total Expenses1998$44,354,000$85,361,042
Movie Net Profit or Loss1998$905,825$1,743,296

Similar Movies

Related titles based on shared genres and franchise overlap. View all similar movies
PosterMovieYearMatchOverallEst. Profit
Burn After Reading posterBurn After Reading2008Shared genres: 489.4$40,618,932
Throw Momma from the Train posterThrow Momma from the Train1987Shared genres: 480.5$55,957,458
The Player posterThe Player1992Shared genres: 478.4$60,636,576
Grosse Pointe Blank posterGrosse Pointe Blank1997Shared genres: 477.9$44,064,268
The Ladykillers posterThe Ladykillers2004Shared genres: 477.7$20,233,793