If You Could See What I Hear

1982 | Biography, Comedy, Drama, Music

Synopsis

A light comedy/love story based on the life of blind musician Tom Sullivan.

Scores

Overall Score
31.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
6.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
37.7%
Review Aggregate
73.4

Critic Consensus

0.0% Fresh • 2 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 0% of 2 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, thin plot, funny. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

emotionalthin plotfunnycharacter-drivenvisually strikingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Marc Singer1982$365,000$1,185,000(est)
R. H. Thomson1982$224,000$729,000(est)
Sarah Torgov1982$169,000$549,000(est)
Shari Belafonte Harper1982$138,000$449,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic scoreN/A
RT critic review count2
Rotten Tomatoes audience score78.0
RT audience rating count250
IMDb rating6.7
IMDb votes993

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1982$8,693,512$28,260,670
International1982N/AN/A
Worldwide1982$8,693,512$28,260,670

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 Revenue1982$4,346,756$14,130,335
Digital Rentals ?1982N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1982N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1982$2,166,000$7,041,183
Physical Purchases ?1982$1,714,000$5,571,832
TV & Streaming Revenue1982$2,086,443$6,782,561
Total Revenues1982$10,313,199$33,525,911
Expenses
Budget ?1982$5,600,000$18,204,352
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1982$2,941,000 (est)$9,560,536 (est)
Participations1982$206,000$669,660
Residuals ?1982$378,000$1,228,794
Interest & Overhead1982$1,120,000$3,640,870
Total Expenses1982$10,245,000$33,304,212
Movie Net Profit or Loss1982$68,199$221,699

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