Wildcats

1986 | Comedy, Sport, Football, Sports, Sports Coach, Team Sport

Synopsis

Rookie high school football coach Molly McGrath has a harder time than she expected trying to whip her tough inner-city team members into shape.

Scores

Overall Score
62.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
57.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
79.7%
Review Aggregate
44.4

Critic Consensus

35.7% Fresh • 14 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 36% of 14 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, character-driven, emotional. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

funnycharacter-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provokingrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Goldie Hawn1986$445,000$1,274,000(est)
James Keach1986$274,000$784,000(est)
Swoosie Kurtz1986$206,000$590,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score30.0
RT critic review count20
Rotten Tomatoes audience score49.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating6.1
IMDb votes15,370

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1986$26,285,544$75,235,175
International1986N/AN/A
Worldwide1986$26,285,544$75,235,175

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 Revenue1986$13,142,772$37,617,587
Digital Rentals ?1986N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1986N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1986$22,278,000$63,764,677
Physical Purchases ?1986$9,566,000$27,380,057
TV & Streaming Revenue1986$6,571,386$18,808,794
Total Revenues1986$51,558,158$147,571,115
Expenses
Budget ?1986$13,426,000 (est)$38,428,250 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1986$6,913,000 (est)$19,786,570 (est)
Participations1986$4,125,000$11,806,683
Residuals ?1986$2,663,000$7,622,109
Interest & Overhead1986$2,685,200$7,685,650
Total Expenses1986$29,812,200$85,329,262
Movie Net Profit or Loss1986$21,745,958$62,241,852

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