Happy Together

1997 | Drama, Romance, Homosexual Theme, LGBTQ Theme

Synopsis

A couple take a trip to Argentina but both men find their lives drifting apart in opposite directions.

Scores

Overall Score
56.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
62.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
31.0%
Review Aggregate
84.7

Critic Consensus

86.5% Fresh • 37 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 86% of 37 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize romantic, visually striking, emotional. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

romanticvisually strikingemotionalstylizedcharacter-driventhought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Leslie Cheung1997$12,000$24,000(est)
Tony Leung1997$7,000$15,000(est)
Chang Chen1997$6,000$11,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score84.0
RT critic review count45
Rotten Tomatoes audience score91.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating7.7
IMDb votes37,069

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1997$320,319$626,069
International1997$395,118$772,265
Worldwide1997$715,610$1,398,672

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 Revenue1997$318,207$621,940
Digital Rentals ?1997N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1997N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1997$5,922,000$11,574,650
Physical Purchases ?1997$7,913,000$15,466,094
TV & Streaming Revenue1997$134,534$262,949
Total Revenues1997$14,287,741$27,925,634
Expenses
Budget ?1997$787,000 (est)$1,538,205 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1997$572,000 (est)$1,117,984 (est)
Participations1997$572,000$1,117,984
Residuals ?1997$1,021,000$1,995,562
Interest & Overhead1997$157,400$307,641
Total Expenses1997$3,109,400$6,077,376
Movie Net Profit or Loss1997$11,178,341$21,848,258

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