City of Angels

1998 | Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Supernatural

Synopsis

An angel on Earth, a doctor unable to believe, a patient with a secret, a love story made in Heaven.

Scores

Overall Score
88.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
91.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
94.2%
Review Aggregate
68.7

Critic Consensus

57.4% Fresh • 54 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 57% of 54 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize romantic, thin plot, character-driven. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

romanticthin plotcharacter-drivenemotionalrealisticvisually strikinglightheartedstylizedthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Nicolas Cage1998$5,370,000$10,335,000(est)
Meg Ryan1998$8,500,000 source$16,358,589reported
Dennis Franz1998$2,489,000$4,790,000(est)
Andre Braugher1998$2,035,000$3,916,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score58.0
RT critic review count59
Rotten Tomatoes audience score82.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating6.7
IMDb votes132,550

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1998$78,685,114$151,432,640
International1998$120,000,000$230,944,785
Worldwide1998$198,685,114$382,377,425

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 Revenue1998$87,342,557$168,094,234
Digital Rentals ?1998N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1998N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1998$30,425,000$58,554,126
Physical Purchases ?1998$42,563,000$81,914,191
TV & Streaming Revenue1998$22,031,832$42,401,139
Total Revenues1998$182,362,389$350,963,690
Expenses
Budget ?1998$55,000,000$105,849,693
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1998$30,948,000 (est)$59,560,660 (est)
Participations1998$14,589,000$28,077,112
Residuals ?1998$6,450,000$12,413,282
Interest & Overhead1998$8,250,000$15,877,454
Total Expenses1998$115,237,000$221,778,202
Movie Net Profit or Loss1998$67,125,389$129,185,488

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