Just the Way You Are (1984) Profit, Box Office & Budget

Synopsis

A disabled musician thinks people treat her differently because of her disability, so she goes to a ski resort with her leg in a cast to test this theory.

Scores

Overall Score

30.1

Popularity Percentile (Year)

10.3%

Box Office Percentile (Year)

39.7%

Review Aggregate

57.8

Critic Consensus

33.3% Fresh • 3 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 33% of 3 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, romantic, funny. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

Cast

Cast	Year	Reported Salary	Inflation Adjusted	Notes
Kristy McNichol	1984	$113,000	$341,000	(est)
Michael Ontkean	1984	$70,000	$210,000	(est)
Kaki Hunter	1984	$52,000	$158,000	(est)
Robert Carradine	1984	$43,000	$129,000	(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic scoreN/A

RT critic review count3

Rotten Tomatoes audience score57.0

RT audience rating count250

IMDb rating5.9

IMDb votes1,132

Rotten Tomatoes IMDb

Box Office ?

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Domestic	1984	$7,889,694	$23,820,953
International	1984	N/A	N/A
Worldwide	1984	$7,889,694	$23,820,953

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).

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue	1984	$3,944,847	$11,910,476
Digital Rentals ?	1984	N/A	N/A
Digital Purchases ?	1984	N/A	N/A
Physical Rentals ?	1984	$4,782,000	$14,438,050
Physical Purchases ?	1984	$2,545,000	$7,683,989
TV & Streaming Revenue	1984	$1,893,527	$5,717,029
Total Revenues	1984	$13,165,374	$39,749,545
Expenses
Budget ?	1984	$5,639,000 (est)	$17,025,547 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?	1984	$2,902,000 (est)	$8,761,861 (est)
Participations	1984	$527,000	$1,591,144
Residuals ?	1984	$624,000	$1,884,012
Interest & Overhead	1984	$1,127,800	$3,405,109
Total Expenses	1984	$10,819,800	$32,667,673
Movie Net Profit or Loss	1984	$2,345,574	$7,081,871

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Just the Way You Are