Dream Lover

1986 | Crime, Drama, Thriller, Stalker

Synopsis

She'd been ruled by her father all her life, and now, after she's been attacked in her apartment, struggling musician Kathy starts reliving the event in her dreams. She seeks help at a sleep disorder research center, but in doing so she encounters some unexpected results.

Scores

Overall Score
11.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
3.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
8.6%
Review Aggregate
31.8

Critic Consensus

0.0% Fresh • 1 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 0% of 1 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, character-driven, suspenseful. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotcharacter-drivensuspensefulemotionalvisually strikingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Kristy McNichol1986$9,000$24,000(est)
Ben Masters1986$5,000$15,000(est)
Paul Shenar1986$4,000$11,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic scoreN/A
RT critic review count1
Rotten Tomatoes audience score21.0
RT audience rating count50
IMDb rating4.7
IMDb votes682

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1986$502,237$1,437,516
International1986N/AN/A
Worldwide1986$502,237$1,437,516

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$251,118$718,758
Digital Rentals ?1986N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1986N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1986$1,052,000$3,011,062
Physical Purchases ?1986$452,000$1,293,726
TV & Streaming Revenue1986$200,895$575,006
Total Revenues1986$1,956,013$5,598,553
Expenses
Budget ?1986$552,000 (est)$1,579,949 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1986$402,000 (est)$1,150,615 (est)
Participations1986$39,000$111,627
Residuals ?1986$112,000$320,569
Interest & Overhead1986$110,400$315,990
Total Expenses1986$1,215,400$3,478,750
Movie Net Profit or Loss1986$740,613$2,119,803

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