Joy of Sex

1984 | Comedy, Romance, Bawdy Comedy, Erotica

Synopsis

Convinced she's dying, a pretty high school senior sets out to lose her virginity before it's too late, and encounters a boy from her school on the same mission.

Scores

Overall Score
22.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
14.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
22.3%
Review Aggregate
43.1

Critic Consensus

0.0% Fresh • 1 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 0% of 1 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, romantic, character-driven. Many reviews cite execution consistency as the main reasons it falls short.

funnyromanticcharacter-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Colleen Camp1984$385,000$1,162,000(est)
Ernie Hudson1984$237,000$715,000(est)
Christopher Lloyd1984$178,000$538,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic scoreN/A
RT critic review count1
Rotten Tomatoes audience score46.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating3.9
IMDb votes1,199

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1984$4,463,841$13,477,449
International1984N/AN/A
Worldwide1984$4,463,841$13,477,449

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 Revenue1984$2,231,920$6,738,724
Digital Rentals ?1984N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1984N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1984$2,357,000$7,116,371
Physical Purchases ?1984$1,255,000$3,789,158
TV & Streaming Revenue1984$1,071,322$3,234,588
Total Revenues1984$6,915,242$20,878,841
Expenses
Budget ?1984$5,000,000$15,096,247
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1984$2,222,000 (est)$6,708,772 (est)
Participations1984$138,000$416,656
Residuals ?1984$310,000$935,967
Interest & Overhead1984$1,000,000$3,019,249
Total Expenses1984$8,670,000$26,176,892
Movie Net Profit or Loss1984$-1,754,758$-5,298,051

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