Death Becomes Her

1992 | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Black Comedy, Fat Character, Zombie

Synopsis

When a fading actress learns of an immortality treatment, she sees it as a way to outdo her long-time rival.

Scores

Overall Score
83.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
89.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
89.4%
Review Aggregate
61.6

Critic Consensus

62.0% Fresh • 50 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 62% of 50 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, satirical, thin plot. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

funnysatiricalthin plotdarkmacabrecharacter-drivenstylizedvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Meryl Streep1992$4,000,000 source$8,943,692reported
Goldie Hawn1992$3,000,000 source$6,707,769reported
Bruce Willis1992$2,489,000$5,565,000(est)
Isabella Rossellini1992$2,035,000$4,550,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score58.0
RT critic review count59
Rotten Tomatoes audience score62.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating6.7
IMDb votes144,746

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1992$58,422,648$130,628,538
International1992N/AN/A
Worldwide1992$58,424,836$130,633,430

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 Revenue1992$29,211,324$65,314,269
Digital Rentals ?1992N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1992N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1992$55,628,000$124,379,920
Physical Purchases ?1992$39,696,000$88,757,196
TV & Streaming Revenue1992$14,605,662$32,657,134
Total Revenues1992$139,140,986$311,108,520
Expenses
Budget ?1992$55,000,000$122,975,761
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1992$12,735,000 (est)$28,474,478 (est)
Participations1992$11,131,000$24,888,058
Residuals ?1992$7,746,000$17,319,459
Interest & Overhead1992$8,250,000$18,446,364
Total Expenses1992$94,862,000$212,104,120
Movie Net Profit or Loss1992$44,278,986$99,004,400

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