Body Double

1984 | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Erotica

Synopsis

A young actor's obsession with spying on a beautiful woman who lives nearby leads to a baffling series of events with drastic consequences.

Scores

Overall Score
63.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
73.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
44.3%
Review Aggregate
71.8

Critic Consensus

82.8% Fresh • 29 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 83% of 29 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize visually striking, romantic, character-driven. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

visually strikingromanticcharacter-drivensuspensefulemotionalthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Craig Wasson1984$962,000$2,904,000(est)
Gregg Henry1984$592,000$1,788,000(est)
Melanie Griffith1984$446,000$1,346,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score80.0
RT critic review count40
Rotten Tomatoes audience score65.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating6.8
IMDb votes43,354

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1984$8,801,940$26,575,250
International1984N/AN/A
Worldwide1984$8,803,117$26,578,804

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 Revenue1984$4,400,970$13,287,625
Digital Rentals ?1984N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1984N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1984$7,158,000$21,611,786
Physical Purchases ?1984$3,810,000$11,503,339
TV & Streaming Revenue1984$2,112,466$6,378,060
Total Revenues1984$17,481,436$52,780,811
Expenses
Budget ?1984$10,000,000$30,192,492
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1984$2,899,000 (est)$8,752,803 (est)
Participations1984$699,000$2,110,455
Residuals ?1984$904,000$2,729,401
Interest & Overhead1984$2,000,000$6,038,498
Total Expenses1984$16,502,000$49,823,650
Movie Net Profit or Loss1984$979,436$2,957,160

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