Desperate Hours

1990 | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, Adaptation, Hostage, Remake

Synopsis

An escaped con, on the run from the law, moves into a married couple's house and takes over their lives.

Scores

Overall Score
37.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
42.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
34.6%
Review Aggregate
32.8

Critic Consensus

33.3% Fresh • 9 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 33% of 9 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, visually striking, suspenseful. Many reviews cite execution consistency as the main reasons it falls short.

character-drivenvisually strikingsuspensefulaction-packedemotionalthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Mickey Rourke1990$1,239,000$2,973,000(est)
Anthony Hopkins1990$763,000$1,830,000(est)
Mimi Rogers1990$574,000$1,378,000(est)
Lindsay Crouse1990$469,000$1,127,000(est)
Kelly Lynch1990$402,000$964,000(est)
Elias Koteas1990$353,000$848,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score29.0
RT critic review count14
Rotten Tomatoes audience score22.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating5.4
IMDb votes9,065

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1990$2,742,912$6,583,408
International1990N/AN/A
Worldwide1990$2,742,912$6,583,408

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 Revenue1990$1,371,456$3,291,704
Digital Rentals ?1990N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1990N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1990$13,128,000$31,509,209
Physical Purchases ?1990$7,117,000$17,081,889
TV & Streaming Revenue1990$1,097,165$2,633,363
Total Revenues1990$22,713,621$54,516,165
Expenses
Budget ?1990$19,000,000$45,602,907
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1990$1,989,000 (est)$4,773,904 (est)
Participations1990$454,000$1,089,669
Residuals ?1990$1,542,000$3,701,036
Interest & Overhead1990$3,800,000$9,120,581
Total Expenses1990$26,785,000$64,288,098
Movie Net Profit or Loss1990$-4,071,379$-9,771,933

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