Fatal Attraction

1987 | Drama, Thriller, Erotica, Stalker

Synopsis

A married man's one-night stand comes back to haunt him when that lover begins to stalk him and his family.

Scores

Overall Score
88.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
88.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
99.2%
Review Aggregate
72.0

Critic Consensus

73.1% Fresh • 52 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 73% of 52 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize suspenseful, thin plot, psychological. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

suspensefulthin plotpsychologicalromanticcharacter-drivenfamily-friendlystylizedscary

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Michael Douglas1987$1,347,000$3,719,000(est)
Glenn Close1987$3,500,000 source$9,665,052reported
Anne Archer1987$624,000$1,724,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score74.0
RT critic review count61
Rotten Tomatoes audience score72.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating6.9
IMDb votes107,906

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1987$156,645,700$432,568,254
International1987N/AN/A
Worldwide1987$156,645,760$432,568,420

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 Revenue1987$78,322,850$216,284,127
Digital Rentals ?1987N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1987N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1987$37,110,000$102,477,169
Physical Purchases ?1987$17,310,000$47,800,587
TV & Streaming Revenue1987$54,825,995$151,398,889
Total Revenues1987$187,568,845$517,960,773
Expenses
Budget ?1987$14,000,000$38,660,209
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1987$14,516,000 (est)$40,085,114 (est)
Participations1987$28,135,000$77,693,214
Residuals ?1987$6,650,000$18,363,599
Interest & Overhead1987$2,800,000$7,732,042
Total Expenses1987$66,101,000$182,534,179
Movie Net Profit or Loss1987$121,467,845$335,426,594

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