Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1990) Profit, Box Office & Budget

Synopsis

Arriving in Chicago, Henry moves in with ex-con acquaintance Otis and starts schooling him in the ways of the serial killer.

Scores

Overall Score

52.0

Popularity Percentile (Year)

73.8%

Box Office Percentile (Year)

9.1%

Review Aggregate

78.0

Critic Consensus

88.7% Fresh • 53 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 89% of 53 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize scary, realistic, dark. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

Cast

Cast	Year	Reported Salary	Inflation Adjusted	Notes
Michael Rooker	1990	$8,000	$20,000	(est)
Tom Towles	1990	$5,000	$13,000	(est)
Tracy Arnold	1990	$4,000	$9,000	(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score89.0

RT critic review count64

Rotten Tomatoes audience score71.0

RT audience rating count10,000

IMDb rating7.0

IMDb votes43,182

Rotten Tomatoes IMDb

Box Office ?

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Domestic	1990	$609,939	$1,463,947
International	1990	N/A	N/A
Worldwide	1990	$609,939	$1,463,947

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).

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue	1990	$304,970	$731,973
Digital Rentals ?	1990	N/A	N/A
Digital Purchases ?	1990	N/A	N/A
Physical Rentals ?	1990	$2,715,000	$6,516,415
Physical Purchases ?	1990	$1,472,000	$3,533,025
TV & Streaming Revenue	1990	$243,976	$585,579
Total Revenues	1990	$4,735,945	$11,366,993
Expenses
Budget ?	1990	$110,000	$264,017
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?	1990	$120,000 (est)	$288,018 (est)
Participations	1990	$189,000	$453,629
Residuals ?	1990	$313,000	$751,248
Interest & Overhead	1990	$22,000	$52,803
Total Expenses	1990	$754,000	$1,809,715
Movie Net Profit or Loss	1990	$3,981,945	$9,557,278

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Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer