Bitter Moon

1994 | Drama, Romance, Thriller

Synopsis

After hearing stories of her, a passenger on a cruise ship develops an irresistible infatuation with an eccentric paraplegic's wife.

Scores

Overall Score
53.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
66.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
25.4%
Review Aggregate
71.2

Critic Consensus

63.3% Fresh • 30 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 63% of 30 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize dark, emotional, funny. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

darkemotionalfunnythought-provokingromanticcharacter-drivensuspenseful

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Peter Coyote1994$24,000$50,000(est)
Emmanuelle Seigner1994$15,000$31,000(est)
Hugh Grant1994$11,000$23,000(est)
Kristin Scott Thomas1994$9,000$19,000(est)
Victor Banerjee1994$8,000$16,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score63.0
RT critic review count35
Rotten Tomatoes audience score80.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating7.2
IMDb votes45,115

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1994$1,862,805$3,943,063
International1994N/AN/A
Worldwide1994$1,862,805$3,943,063

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 Revenue1994$931,402$1,971,532
Digital Rentals ?1994N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1994N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1994$10,260,000$21,717,693
Physical Purchases ?1994$9,470,000$20,045,473
TV & Streaming Revenue1994$745,122$1,577,225
Total Revenues1994$21,406,524$45,311,922
Expenses
Budget ?1994$2,049,000 (est)$4,337,188 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1994$1,462,000 (est)$3,094,665 (est)
Participations1994$856,000$1,811,924
Residuals ?1994$1,487,000$3,147,584
Interest & Overhead1994$409,800$867,438
Total Expenses1994$6,263,800$13,258,800
Movie Net Profit or Loss1994$15,142,724$32,053,122

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