The Beach Bum has an approval rating below 50 % , over 75 reviews , and an average rating of less than 5/10 .
It ended up debuting to just $ 1.8 million , the lowest opening on over 1000 screens of McConaughey 's career. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes , the film holds an approval rating of 51 % based on 71 reviews , with an average rating of 5.04/10 .
The Beach Bum