Van for the graduation issue revealing his many contributions to the students and staff of Coolidge in the last seven years, his superhuman accomplishment of doing a semester's worth of studying in just six days, and Richard's plot to have Van expelled; Richard is seen reading Gwen's article, his medical school dreams are ruined and his reputation is destroyed. The university celebrates Van's graduation with a wild party held in his honor. His father, having read Gwen's article, admits he was wrong and expresses his pride in Van's success. Gwen arrives, lovingly reunites with Van. Cast Soundtrack The soundtrack album was released on March 26, 2002. It omits the song "Hello" by Sugarbomb, "Authority Song" by Jimmy Eat World, and "Stuck in America" by Sugarcult. Other artists with songs omitted from the soundtrack included Atomic Kitten, Michelle Branch, Sprung Monkey, Bird 3, Spymob, Mint Royale, and Tahiti 80. "Roll On" - The Living End (Chris Cheney) "Bleed American" - Jimmy Eat World (Jimmy Eat World) "Hit the Ground" - 6gig (6gig) "Bouncing Off the Walls" - Sugarcult (Sugarcult) "I'm a Fool" - American Hi-Fi (Stacy Jones) "Girl On the Roof" - David Mead "Things Are Getting Better" - N*E*R*D (Chad Hugo, Pharrell) "Okay" - Swirl 360 (Denny & Kenny Scott, Tonio K) "Blind Spot" - Transmatic (Transmatic) "Makes No Difference" - Sum 41 (Sum 41) "At Auntie Tom's" - Fuzz Townshend (Fuzz Townshend, Matt Machin, Roger Charlery) "Little Man (2002 Mix)" - Sia (Sia Furler, Sam Frank) "Start Over" - Abandoned Pools (Tommy Walter, Pete Pagonis) "You Get Me" - Michelle Branch (Michelle Branch) Release Box office Van Wilder opened with $7,302,913, ranking number 6 in the domestic box office. It grossed $21,305,259 domestically with $16,970,224 internationally for a worldwide total of $38,275,483. Based on a $5 million budget, the film was a box office success. Critical reception The film received negative reviews from critics. Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 18% based on 98 reviews, with an average rating of 3.45/10. The website's critical consensus describes the film as being "A derivative gross-out comedy that's short on laughs." On Metacritic, the film has a 26 out of 100 score based on 24 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade "C+" on scale of A to F. Home media Van Wilder was released via VHS and DVD by Artisan Entertainment on