A New Life

1988 | Comedy

Synopsis

After middle-aged New York stock exchange trader Steve Giardino divorces his longtime wife Jackie, they must each enter the frightening but sometimes funny world of blind dates and new relationships.

Scores

Overall Score
28.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
6.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
53.5%
Review Aggregate
36.8

Critic Consensus

40.0% Fresh • 5 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 40% of 5 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, funny, character-driven. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotfunnycharacter-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Alan Alda1988$782,000$2,075,000(est)
Ann-Margret1988$482,000$1,277,000(est)
Hal Linden1988$363,000$962,000(est)
Veronica Hamel1988$296,000$786,000(est)
John Shea1988$254,000$673,000(est)
Mary Kay Place1988$223,000$592,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score33.0
RT critic review count9
Rotten Tomatoes audience score26.0
RT audience rating count100
IMDb rating5.8
IMDb votes666

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1988$7,721,852$20,476,289
International1988N/AN/A
Worldwide1988$7,721,852$20,476,289

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 Revenue1988$3,860,926$10,238,144
Digital Rentals ?1988N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1988N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1988$13,301,000$35,270,699
Physical Purchases ?1988$6,957,000$18,448,106
TV & Streaming Revenue1988$1,853,244$4,914,309
Total Revenues1988$25,972,170$68,871,258
Expenses
Budget ?1988$12,000,000$31,820,795
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1988$3,378,000 (est)$8,957,554 (est)
Participations1988$1,039,000$2,755,150
Residuals ?1988$1,579,000$4,187,086
Interest & Overhead1988$2,400,000$6,364,159
Total Expenses1988$20,396,000$54,084,744
Movie Net Profit or Loss1988$5,576,170$14,786,515

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