Housekeeping (1987) Profit, Box Office & Budget

Synopsis

After their mother commits suicide, two sisters end up living with their kind but peculiar aunt in their grandmother's old house in a small 1950s town.

Scores

Overall Score

33.7

Popularity Percentile (Year)

23.3%

Box Office Percentile (Year)

18.2%

Review Aggregate

84.0

Critic Consensus

90.0% Fresh • 10 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 90% of 10 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize macabre, character-driven, emotional. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

Cast

Cast	Year	Reported Salary	Inflation Adjusted	Notes
Christine Lahti	1987	$800,000	$2,209,000	(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score92.0

RT critic review count13

Rotten Tomatoes audience score84.0

RT audience rating count500

IMDb rating7.1

IMDb votes3,166

Rotten Tomatoes IMDb

Box Office ?

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Domestic	1987	$1,083,282	$2,991,422
International	1987	N/A	N/A
Worldwide	1987	$1,083,282	$2,991,422

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	1987	$541,641	$1,495,711
Digital Rentals ?	1987	N/A	N/A
Digital Purchases ?	1987	N/A	N/A
Physical Rentals ?	1987	$3,400,000	$9,388,908
Physical Purchases ?	1987	$1,586,000	$4,379,650
TV & Streaming Revenue	1987	$433,313	$1,196,569
Total Revenues	1987	$5,960,954	$16,460,838
Expenses
Budget ?	1987	$5,000,000	$13,807,218
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?	1987	$867,000 (est)	$2,394,172 (est)
Participations	1987	$119,000	$328,612
Residuals ?	1987	$381,000	$1,052,110
Interest & Overhead	1987	$1,000,000	$2,761,444
Total Expenses	1987	$7,367,000	$20,343,555
Movie Net Profit or Loss	1987	$-1,406,046	$-3,882,717

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