Eyes of a Stranger

1981 | Horror, Thriller, Slasher

Synopsis

A news anchorwoman begins to suspect a man living in the same apartment complex as her to be the serial killer that's been raping and killing women in the Miami area.

Scores

Overall Score
21.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
25.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
2.5%
Review Aggregate
45.1

Critic Consensus

40.0% Fresh • 5 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 40% of 5 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize political, scary, suspenseful. Many reviews cite execution consistency as the main reasons it falls short.

politicalscarysuspensefulcharacter-drivenemotionalvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Lauren Tewes1981$16,000$55,000(est)
Jennifer Jason Leigh1981$10,000$34,000(est)
John DiSanti1981$7,000$26,000(est)
Peter DuPre1981$6,000$21,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score43.0
RT critic review count7
Rotten Tomatoes audience score37.0
RT audience rating count250
IMDb rating6.0
IMDb votes3,486

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1981$1,118,634$3,860,456
International1981N/AN/A
Worldwide1981$1,118,634$3,860,456

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 Revenue1981$559,317$1,930,228
Digital Rentals ?1981N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1981N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1981$51,000$176,003
Physical Purchases ?1981$43,000$148,395
TV & Streaming Revenue1981$447,454$1,544,183
Total Revenues1981$1,100,771$3,798,809
Expenses
Budget ?1981$1,230,000 (est)$4,244,786 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1981$851,000 (est)$2,936,839 (est)
Participations1981$22,000$75,923
Residuals ?1981$28,000$96,629
Interest & Overhead1981$246,000$848,957
Total Expenses1981$2,377,000$8,203,134
Movie Net Profit or Loss1981$-1,276,229$-4,404,325

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