An American Werewolf in Paris

1997 | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller, Europe, France, Horror Comedy, Paris, Werewolf

Synopsis

An American man unwittingly gets involved with French werewolves who have developed a serum allowing them to transform at will.

Scores

Overall Score
62.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
70.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
72.4%
Review Aggregate
25.6

Critic Consensus

0.0% Fresh • 14 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 0% of 14 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize scary, funny, suspenseful. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

scaryfunnysuspensefulstylizedthin plotcharacter-driven

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Tom Everett Scott1997$1,406,000$2,748,000(est)
Julie Delpy1997$865,000$1,691,000(est)
Vince Vieluf1997$652,000$1,273,000(est)
Phil Buckman1997$533,000$1,041,000(est)
Julie Bowen1997$456,000$891,000(est)
Pierre Cosso1997$401,000$784,000(est)
Tom Novembre1997$360,000$704,000(est)
Thierry Lhermitte1997$328,000$641,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score6.0
RT critic review count31
Rotten Tomatoes audience score30.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating5.1
IMDb votes28,495

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1997$26,570,464$51,932,424
International1997N/AN/A
Worldwide1997$26,570,464$51,932,424

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 Revenue1997$13,285,232$25,966,212
Digital Rentals ?1997N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1997N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1997$25,096,000$49,050,559
Physical Purchases ?1997$33,531,000$65,536,910
TV & Streaming Revenue1997$6,642,616$12,983,106
Total Revenues1997$78,554,848$153,536,787
Expenses
Budget ?1997$25,000,000$48,862,925
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1997$8,006,000 (est)$15,647,863 (est)
Participations1997$6,284,000$12,282,185
Residuals ?1997$4,648,000$9,084,595
Interest & Overhead1997$4,250,000$8,306,697
Total Expenses1997$48,188,000$94,184,266
Movie Net Profit or Loss1997$30,366,848$59,352,521

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