F/X (1986) Box Office, Profit & Reviews

Synopsis

A movie special effects man is hired to fake a real-life mob killing for a witness protection plan, but finds his own life in danger.

Scores

Overall Score

71.6

Popularity Percentile (Year)

69.2%

Box Office Percentile (Year)

75.3%

Review Aggregate

70.8

Critic Consensus

85.0% Fresh • 20 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 85% of 20 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize stylized, dark, emotional. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

Cast

Cast	Year	Reported Salary	Inflation Adjusted	Notes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score88.0

RT critic review count26

Rotten Tomatoes audience score54.0

RT audience rating count10,000

IMDb rating6.7

IMDb votes24,214

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Box Office ?

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Domestic	1986	$20,603,716	$58,972,496
International	1986	N/A	N/A
Worldwide	1986	$20,603,716	$58,972,496

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).

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue	1986	$10,301,858	$29,486,248
Digital Rentals ?	1986	N/A	N/A
Digital Purchases ?	1986	N/A	N/A
Physical Rentals ?	1986	$21,670,000	$62,024,442
Physical Purchases ?	1986	$9,305,000	$26,633,015
TV & Streaming Revenue	1986	$5,150,929	$14,743,124
Total Revenues	1986	$46,427,787	$132,886,829
Expenses
Budget ?	1986	$7,469,000 (est)	$21,377,968 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?	1986	$4,987,000 (est)	$14,273,922 (est)
Participations	1986	$3,714,000	$10,630,308
Residuals ?	1986	$2,530,000	$7,241,432
Interest & Overhead	1986	$1,493,800	$4,275,594
Total Expenses	1986	$20,193,800	$57,799,224
Movie Net Profit or Loss	1986	$26,233,987	$75,087,605

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