Synopsis
After being announced dead and taken to a morgue, Jason Voorhees spontaneously revives, escapes from the hospital, and stalks a group of friends renting a house in the countryside near Crystal Lake.
Scores
Overall Score
75.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
85.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
82.3%
Review Aggregate
42.4
Critic Consensus
Critic reception is largely negative, with 29% of 24 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, visually striking, funny. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.
thin plotvisually strikingfunnycoming of agescarysuspenseful
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kimberly Beck | 1984 | $169,000 | $511,000 | (est) |
| Corey Feldman | 1984 | $20,000 source | $60,385 | reported |
| Crispin Glover | 1984 | $78,000 | $237,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score23.0
RT critic review count31
Rotten Tomatoes audience score52.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating6.0
IMDb votes64,059
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 1984 | $32,980,880 | $99,577,498 |
| International | 1984 | N/A | N/A |
| Worldwide | 1984 | $32,982,894 | $99,583,579 |
Earnings / Profitability
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | |||
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 1984 | $16,490,440 | $49,788,749 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 1984 | N/A | N/A |
| Digital Purchases ? | 1984 | N/A | N/A |
| Physical Rentals ? | 1984 | $16,435,000 | $49,621,362 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 1984 | $8,748,000 | $26,412,393 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 1984 | $8,245,220 | $24,894,375 |
| Total Revenues | 1984 | $49,918,660 | $150,716,878 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget ? | 1984 | $2,200,000 | $6,642,348 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 1984 | $2,750,000 (est) | $8,302,936 (est) |
| Participations | 1984 | $3,993,000 | $12,055,862 |
| Residuals ? | 1984 | $2,250,000 | $6,793,311 |
| Interest & Overhead | 1984 | $440,000 | $1,328,470 |
| Total Expenses | 1984 | $11,633,000 | $35,122,927 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 1984 | $38,285,660 | $115,593,951 |
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| Poster | Movie | Year | Match | Overall | Est. Profit |
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![]() | Friday the 13th | 1980 | Shared franchise (1) | 82.5 | $32,038,589 |
![]() | Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives | 1986 | Shared franchise (1) | 75.2 | $33,217,043 |
![]() | Friday the 13th: The New Blood | 1988 | Shared franchise (1) | 72.7 | $42,915,501 |
![]() | Friday the 13th: Part 3 | 1982 | Shared franchise (1) | 70.9 | $29,507,139 |
![]() | Friday the 13th: Part 2 | 1981 | Shared franchise (1) | 68.2 | $20,418,082 |




