Copycat

1995 | Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Serial Killer

Synopsis

A criminal psychologist who turned agoraphobic after a murder attempt agrees to help two San Francisco detectives hunt for a copycat serial killer who intends on making her his next victim.

Scores

Overall Score
75.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
76.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
78.6%
Review Aggregate
69.7

Critic Consensus

75.0% Fresh • 40 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 75% of 40 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, action-packed, suspenseful. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

character-drivenaction-packedsuspensefuldarkemotionalvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Sigourney Weaver1995$1,518,000$3,125,000(est)
Holly Hunter1995$935,000$1,924,000(est)
Dermot Mulroney1995$704,000$1,448,000(est)
William McNamara1995$575,000$1,184,000(est)
Will Patton1995$492,000$1,013,000(est)
John Rothman1995$433,000$892,000(est)
J. E. Freeman1995$389,000$800,000(est)
Harry Connick Jr.1995$354,000$729,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score76.0
RT critic review count58
Rotten Tomatoes audience score65.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating6.6
IMDb votes80,045

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1995$32,051,917$65,975,632
International1995N/AN/A
Worldwide1995$32,051,917$65,975,632

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 Revenue1995$16,025,958$32,987,816
Digital Rentals ?1995N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1995N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1995$36,640,000$75,419,738
Physical Purchases ?1995$37,749,000$77,702,502
TV & Streaming Revenue1995$8,012,979$16,493,908
Total Revenues1995$98,427,938$202,603,964
Expenses
Budget ?1995$27,000,000$55,576,772
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1995$9,605,000 (est)$19,770,922 (est)
Participations1995$7,874,000$16,207,833
Residuals ?1995$5,880,000$12,103,386
Interest & Overhead1995$4,590,000$9,448,051
Total Expenses1995$54,949,000$113,106,964
Movie Net Profit or Loss1995$43,478,938$89,497,000

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