The Astronaut Farmer

The Astronaut Farmer

February 23, 2007PG1h 44mTMDB ★ 6.3

Texan Charles Farmer left the Air Force as a young man to save the family ranch when his dad died. Like most American ranchers, he owes his bank. Unlike most, he's an astrophysicist with a rocket in his barn - one he's built and wants to take into space. It's his dream. The FBI puts him under surveillance when he tries to buy rocket fuel, and the FAA stalls him when he files a flight plan – but Charles is undeterred.

Genres

Science Fiction, Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Studio

Polish Brothers Construction

Language

en

Status

Released

Box Office

How The Astronaut Farmer performed

Budget

$13.0M

Worldwide Gross

$11.1M

Gross Profit

−$1.9M

Return

0.9× budget

Opening Wknd (est.)

$1M

Domestic (est.)
International (est.)
$4M$7M

Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~34/66, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (37% of the domestic run, typical for Science Fiction) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.

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