Frantic

1988 | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Europe, France, Kidnapping, Paris

Synopsis

In a hotel room in Paris, a doctor comes out of the shower and finds that his wife has disappeared. He soon finds himself caught up in a world of intrigue, espionage, gangsters, drugs and murder.

Scores

Overall Score
76.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
81.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
73.6%
Review Aggregate
70.2

Critic Consensus

75.0% Fresh • 28 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 75% of 28 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize suspenseful, surreal, funny. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

suspensefulsurrealfunnystylizedgrittypsychological

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Harrison Ford1988$1,627,000$4,315,000(est)
Betty Buckley1988$1,002,000$2,656,000(est)
John Mahoney1988$754,000$2,000,000(est)
Emmanuelle Seigner1988$617,000$1,635,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score77.0
RT critic review count43
Rotten Tomatoes audience score64.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating6.8
IMDb votes60,370

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1988$17,637,950$46,771,132
International1988N/AN/A
Worldwide1988$17,637,950$46,771,132

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 Revenue1988$8,818,975$23,385,566
Digital Rentals ?1988N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1988N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1988$27,080,000$71,808,926
Physical Purchases ?1988$14,165,000$37,561,796
TV & Streaming Revenue1988$4,409,488$11,692,783
Total Revenues1988$54,473,462$144,449,072
Expenses
Budget ?1988$20,000,000$53,034,658
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1988$5,847,000 (est)$15,504,682 (est)
Participations1988$2,179,000$5,778,126
Residuals ?1988$3,255,000$8,631,391
Interest & Overhead1988$4,000,000$10,606,932
Total Expenses1988$35,281,000$93,555,788
Movie Net Profit or Loss1988$19,192,462$50,893,284

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