Jupiter's Wife

1995 | Biography, Documentary, Mystery

Synopsis

Michel Negroponte, a documentary filmmaker, meets Maggie one day in Central Park. Maggie claims to be married to the god Jupiter and the daughter of actor Robert Ryan. Michel gets to know Maggie over the next couple of years, and attempts to use her often outlandish stories as clues to reconstruct her past.

Scores

Overall Score
35.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
48.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
1.8%
Review Aggregate
66.3

Critic Consensus

69.2% Fresh • 26 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 69% of 26 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, character-driven, stylized. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

emotionalcharacter-drivenstylizedsatiricalvisually strikingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Roy Scheider1995$1,826,000$3,758,000(est)
John Lithgow1995$1,124,000$2,313,000(est)
Helen Mirren1995$846,000$1,742,000(est)
Bob Balaban1995$692,000$1,424,000(est)
Keir Dullea1995$592,000$1,218,000(est)
Douglas Rain1995$521,000$1,072,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score68.0
RT critic review count37
Rotten Tomatoes audience score61.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating7.1
IMDb votes258

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1995$10,622$21,864
International1995N/AN/A
Worldwide1995$10,622$21,864

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 Revenue1995$5,311$10,932
Digital Rentals ?1995N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1995N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1995$248,000$510,483
Physical Purchases ?1995$255,000$524,892
TV & Streaming Revenue1995$75,000$154,380
Total Revenues1995$583,311$1,200,687
Expenses
Budget ?1995$250,000 (est)$514,600 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1995$80,000 (est)$164,672 (est)
Participations1995$12,000$24,701
Residuals ?1995$36,000$74,102
Interest & Overhead1995$50,000$102,920
Total Expenses1995$428,000$880,995
Movie Net Profit or Loss1995$155,311$319,692

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