Idle Hands

1999 | Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller, Horror Comedy

Synopsis

A teenage slacker's right hand becomes possessed with murderous intent.

Scores

Overall Score
63.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
76.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
56.4%
Review Aggregate
43.2

Critic Consensus

18.2% Fresh • 55 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 18% of 55 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, coming of age, thin plot. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

funnycoming of agethin plotscarygrittycharacter-drivenpolitical

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Devon Sawa1999$2,034,000$3,830,000(est)
Seth Green1999$1,252,000$2,358,000(est)
Elden Henson1999$943,000$1,775,000(est)
Vivica A. Fox1999$771,000$1,451,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score18.0
RT critic review count57
Rotten Tomatoes audience score58.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating6.3
IMDb votes49,374

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1999$4,152,230$7,818,455
International1999N/AN/A
Worldwide1999$4,152,523$7,819,006

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 Revenue1999$2,076,115$3,909,227
Digital Rentals ?1999N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1999N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1999$14,606,000$27,502,415
Physical Purchases ?1999$18,878,000$35,546,391
TV & Streaming Revenue1999$1,660,892$3,127,382
Total Revenues1999$37,221,007$70,085,414
Expenses
Budget ?1999$25,000,000$47,073,830
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1999$3,249,000 (est)$6,117,715 (est)
Participations1999$1,489,000$2,803,717
Residuals ?1999$2,549,000$4,799,648
Interest & Overhead1999$4,250,000$8,002,551
Total Expenses1999$36,537,000$68,797,461
Movie Net Profit or Loss1999$684,007$1,287,953

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