Wet Hot American Summer

2001 | Comedy, Romance

Synopsis

Set on the last day of camp, in the hot summer of 1981, a group of counselors try to complete their unfinished business before the day ends.

Scores

Overall Score
51.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
69.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
22.9%
Review Aggregate
58.1

Critic Consensus

39.7% Fresh • 73 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 40% of 73 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, coming of age, satirical. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

funnycoming of agesatiricalfamily-friendlymacabredark

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Janeane Garofalo2001$57,000$100,000(est)
David Hyde Pierce2001$35,000$62,000(est)
Molly Shannon2001$26,000$46,000(est)
Paul Rudd2001$21,000$38,000(est)
Christopher Meloni2001$18,000$32,000(est)
Michael Showalter2001$16,000$29,000(est)
Marguerite Moreau2001$14,000$26,000(est)
Ken Marino2001$13,000$23,000(est)
Michael Ian Black2001$12,000$22,000(est)
Zak Orth2001$11,000$20,000(est)
A. D. Miles2001$11,000$19,000(est)
Amy Poehler2001$10,000$18,000(est)
Bradley Cooper2001$9,000$17,000(est)
Marisa Ryan2001$9,000$16,000(est)
Kevin Sussman2001$9,000$15,000(est)
Joe Lo Truglio2001$8,000$14,000(est)
Elizabeth Banks2001$8,000$14,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score39.0
RT critic review count77
Rotten Tomatoes audience score75.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating6.5
IMDb votes62,890

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2001$295,206$522,903
International2001N/AN/A
Worldwide2001$295,206$522,903

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 Revenue2001$147,603$261,452
Digital Rentals ?2001N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?2001N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2001$6,073,000$10,757,200
Physical Purchases ?2001$9,073,000$16,071,147
TV & Streaming Revenue2001$123,987$219,619
Total Revenues2001$15,417,590$27,309,417
Expenses
Budget ?2001$1,800,000$3,188,368
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2001$236,000 (est)$418,030 (est)
Participations2001$617,000$1,092,902
Residuals ?2001$1,118,000$1,980,331
Interest & Overhead2001$360,000$637,674
Total Expenses2001$4,131,000$7,317,305
Movie Net Profit or Loss2001$11,286,590$19,992,112

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