Car 54, Where Are You?

1994 | Comedy, Adaptation, TV Show Adaptation

Synopsis

Two contrasting NYC cops guard a mob witness before testimony while handling personal drama, spouses, criminals, arms dealers and their demanding captain.

Scores

Overall Score
22.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
29.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
21.0%
Review Aggregate
10.7

Critic Consensus

0.0% Fresh • 10 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 0% of 10 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, thin plot, gritty. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

funnythin plotgrittycharacter-drivenemotionalvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
David Johansen1994$698,000$1,477,000(est)
John McGinley1994$429,000$909,000(est)
Fran Drescher1994$323,000$684,000(est)
Nipsey Russell1994$264,000$560,000(est)
Rosie O'Donnell1994$226,000$479,000(est)
Al Lewis1994$199,000$421,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score0.0
RT critic review count17
Rotten Tomatoes audience score12.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating2.6
IMDb votes4,600

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1994$1,238,080$2,620,686
International1994N/AN/A
Worldwide1994$1,238,080$2,620,686

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$619,040$1,310,343
Digital Rentals ?1994N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1994N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1994$7,109,000$15,047,863
Physical Purchases ?1994$6,562,000$13,890,009
TV & Streaming Revenue1994$495,232$1,048,274
Total Revenues1994$14,785,272$31,296,490
Expenses
Budget ?1994$10,700,000$22,649,055
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1994$990,000 (est)$2,095,567 (est)
Participations1994$296,000$626,553
Residuals ?1994$1,026,000$2,171,769
Interest & Overhead1994$2,140,000$4,529,811
Total Expenses1994$15,152,000$32,072,756
Movie Net Profit or Loss1994$-366,728$-776,266

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