Desert Bloom

1986 | Drama, Family, Romance

Synopsis

Rvolves around Rose Chismore's youth. She looks back and remembers her coming of age. Her memories are sometimes not very sweet, especially those of her troubled and alcoholic stepfather.

Scores

Overall Score
21.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
11.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
7.5%
Review Aggregate
69.4

Critic Consensus

70.0% Fresh • 10 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 70% of 10 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, romantic, family-friendly. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

character-drivenromanticfamily-friendlyemotionalvisually strikingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Jon Voight1986$288,000$823,000(est)
JoBeth Williams1986$177,000$507,000(est)
Ellen Barkin1986$133,000$381,000(est)
Allen Garfield1986$109,000$312,000(est)
Annabeth Gish1986$93,000$267,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score71.0
RT critic review count14
Rotten Tomatoes audience score70.0
RT audience rating count500
IMDb rating6.6
IMDb votes1,172

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1986$416,393$1,191,811
International1986N/AN/A
Worldwide1986$416,393$1,191,811

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 Revenue1986$208,196$595,906
Digital Rentals ?1986N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1986N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1986$915,000$2,618,937
Physical Purchases ?1986$393,000$1,124,855
TV & Streaming Revenue1986$166,557$476,724
Total Revenues1986$1,682,754$4,816,422
Expenses
Budget ?1986$5,000,000$14,311,132
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1986$333,000 (est)$953,121 (est)
Participations1986$34,000$97,316
Residuals ?1986$96,000$274,774
Interest & Overhead1986$1,000,000$2,862,226
Total Expenses1986$6,463,000$18,498,569
Movie Net Profit or Loss1986$-4,780,246$-13,682,147

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