White Squall

1996 | Adventure, Drama, Disaster

Synopsis

Teenage boys discover discipline and camaraderie on an ill-fated sailing voyage.

Scores

Overall Score
57.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
57.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
55.3%
Review Aggregate
62.0

Critic Consensus

53.3% Fresh • 30 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 53% of 30 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, visually striking, gritty. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotvisually strikinggrittyemotionalhistoricalcoming of agecharacter-drivenfamily-friendlyaction-packedscary

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Jeff Bridges1996$2,478,000$4,954,000(est)
Caroline Goodall1996$1,525,000$3,049,000(est)
John Savage1996$1,148,000$2,296,000(est)
Scott Wolf1996$939,000$1,877,000(est)
Jeremy Sisto1996$803,000$1,606,000(est)
Balthazar Getty1996$707,000$1,413,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score57.0
RT critic review count37
Rotten Tomatoes audience score65.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating6.6
IMDb votes26,668

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1996$10,292,300$20,578,040
International1996N/AN/A
Worldwide1996$10,292,300$20,578,040

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 Revenue1996$5,146,150$10,289,020
Digital Rentals ?1996N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1996N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1996$18,548,000$37,084,178
Physical Purchases ?1996$21,974,000$43,933,995
TV & Streaming Revenue1996$2,470,152$4,938,730
Total Revenues1996$48,138,302$96,245,923
Expenses
Budget ?1996$38,000,000$75,975,781
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1996$4,798,000 (est)$9,592,942 (est)
Participations1996$963,000$1,925,386
Residuals ?1996$3,108,000$6,214,019
Interest & Overhead1996$6,460,000$12,915,883
Total Expenses1996$53,329,000$106,624,011
Movie Net Profit or Loss1996$-5,190,698$-10,378,088

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