Crash

1996 | Drama, Erotica

Synopsis

A car crash victim suddenly finds himself turned on by car accidents and becomes involved with an underground sub-culture of like-minded souls.

Scores

Overall Score
62.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
80.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
38.1%
Review Aggregate
63.0

Critic Consensus

64.6% Fresh • 48 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 65% of 48 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize stylized, visually striking, dark. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

stylizedvisually strikingdarkromanticsatiricalfunnyaction-packedmacabreemotionalhistorical

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
James Spader1996$460,000$920,000(est)
Holly Hunter1996$283,000$566,000(est)
Elias Koteas1996$213,000$426,000(est)
Deborah Kara Unger1996$174,000$349,000(est)
Rosanna Arquette1996$149,000$298,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score64.0
RT critic review count64
Rotten Tomatoes audience score61.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating6.4
IMDb votes70,601

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1996$2,664,812$5,327,926
International1996N/AN/A
Worldwide1996$2,671,299$5,340,895

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 Revenue1996$1,332,406$2,663,963
Digital Rentals ?1996N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1996N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1996$12,638,000$25,267,945
Physical Purchases ?1996$14,973,000$29,936,457
TV & Streaming Revenue1996$1,065,925$2,131,170
Total Revenues1996$30,009,331$59,999,535
Expenses
Budget ?1996$8,000,000$15,994,901
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1996$1,881,000 (est)$3,760,801 (est)
Participations1996$1,200,000$2,399,235
Residuals ?1996$2,085,000$4,168,671
Interest & Overhead1996$1,600,000$3,198,980
Total Expenses1996$14,766,000$29,522,589
Movie Net Profit or Loss1996$15,243,331$30,476,946

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