What About Bob?

1991 | Comedy

Synopsis

A successful psychotherapist loses his mind after one of his most dependent patients, an obsessive-compulsive neurotic, tracks him down during his family vacation.

Scores

Overall Score
88.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
90.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
91.7%
Review Aggregate
78.0

Critic Consensus

86.2% Fresh • 29 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 86% of 29 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, character-driven, family-friendly. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

funnycharacter-drivenfamily-friendlylightheartedemotionalvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Bill Murray1991$3,173,000$7,309,000(est)
Richard Dreyfuss1991$5,000,000 source$11,516,153reported
Julie Hagerty1991$1,471,000$3,387,000(est)
Charlie Korsmo1991$1,202,000$2,770,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score82.0
RT critic review count44
Rotten Tomatoes audience score79.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating7.0
IMDb votes77,500

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1991$63,707,829$146,733,818
International1991N/AN/A
Worldwide1991$63,707,829$146,733,818

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 Revenue1991$31,853,914$73,366,909
Digital Rentals ?1991N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1991N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1991$51,546,000$118,722,322
Physical Purchases ?1991$31,435,000$72,402,052
TV & Streaming Revenue1991$15,926,957$36,683,454
Total Revenues1991$130,761,872$301,174,737
Expenses
Budget ?1991$39,000,000$89,825,991
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1991$11,902,000 (est)$27,413,050 (est)
Participations1991$10,461,000$24,094,095
Residuals ?1991$6,896,000$15,883,078
Interest & Overhead1991$6,630,000$15,270,419
Total Expenses1991$74,889,000$172,486,632
Movie Net Profit or Loss1991$55,872,872$128,688,105

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