Hard to Hold

1984 | Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance

Synopsis

A famous rock star falls in love with a child psychologist who has ears only for the classics, and has never heard of him.

Scores

Overall Score
34.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
11.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
50.3%
Review Aggregate
55.6

Critic Consensus

0.0% Fresh • 3 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 0% of 3 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, funny, character-driven. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotfunnycharacter-drivenromanticemotionalvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Rick Springfield1984$616,000$1,859,000(est)
Janet Eilber1984$379,000$1,144,000(est)
Patti Hansen1984$285,000$862,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic scoreN/A
RT critic review count3
Rotten Tomatoes audience score61.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating4.8
IMDb votes847

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1984$11,113,806$33,555,351
International1984N/AN/A
Worldwide1984$11,113,806$33,555,351

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 Revenue1984$5,556,903$16,777,675
Digital Rentals ?1984N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1984N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1984$6,495,000$19,610,024
Physical Purchases ?1984$3,457,000$10,437,545
TV & Streaming Revenue1984$2,667,313$8,053,284
Total Revenues1984$18,176,216$54,878,528
Expenses
Budget ?1984$8,000,000$24,153,994
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1984$3,984,000 (est)$12,028,689 (est)
Participations1984$727,000$2,194,994
Residuals ?1984$855,000$2,581,458
Interest & Overhead1984$1,600,000$4,830,799
Total Expenses1984$15,166,000$45,789,935
Movie Net Profit or Loss1984$3,010,216$9,088,594

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