Hurlyburly

1998 | Comedy, Drama, Adaptation, Entertainment Industry, Media Industry, Movie Industry, Play Adaptation

Synopsis

Hollywood movers and shakers dissect their own personal lives when everything seems to clash together.

Scores

Overall Score
43.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
41.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
38.3%
Review Aggregate
60.5

Critic Consensus

52.9% Fresh • 17 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 53% of 17 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, gritty, romantic. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

funnygrittyromanticemotionalcharacter-drivenvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Sean Penn1998$150,000 source$288,681reported
Kevin Spacey1998$556,000$1,069,000(est)
Robin Wright Penn1998$418,000$805,000(est)
Chazz Palminteri1998$342,000$658,000(est)
Garry Shandling1998$293,000$563,000(est)
Anna Paquin1998$258,000$496,000(est)
Meg Ryan1998$231,000$445,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score58.0
RT critic review count38
Rotten Tomatoes audience score65.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating5.8
IMDb votes10,673

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1998$1,798,862$3,461,982
International1998N/AN/A
Worldwide1998$1,798,862$3,461,982

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 Revenue1998$899,431$1,730,991
Digital Rentals ?1998N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1998N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1998$8,384,000$16,135,343
Physical Purchases ?1998$11,728,000$22,571,005
TV & Streaming Revenue1998$719,545$1,384,793
Total Revenues1998$21,730,976$41,822,131
Expenses
Budget ?1998$15,000,000$28,868,099
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1998$1,439,000 (est)$2,769,413 (est)
Participations1998$435,000$837,175
Residuals ?1998$1,514,000$2,913,753
Interest & Overhead1998$3,000,000$5,773,620
Total Expenses1998$21,388,000$41,162,061
Movie Net Profit or Loss1998$342,976$660,071

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