Kansas

1988 | Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller

Synopsis

A young man returning home to attend a wedding hooks up with a drifter who turns out to be a violent bank robber. Before he knows it, the man finds himself involved in the robber's plans.

Scores

Overall Score
24.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
16.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
32.9%
Review Aggregate
27.6

Critic Consensus

33.3% Fresh • 6 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 33% of 6 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, romantic, suspenseful. Many reviews cite execution consistency as the main reasons it falls short.

character-drivenromanticsuspensefulemotionalvisually strikingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Matt Dillon1988$460,000$1,220,000(est)
Andrew McCarthy1988$283,000$751,000(est)
Leslie Hope1988$213,000$565,000(est)
Kyra Sedgwick1988$174,000$462,000(est)
Arlen Dean Snyder1988$149,000$395,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score18.0
RT critic review count11
Rotten Tomatoes audience score19.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating5.5
IMDb votes1,395

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1988$2,432,536$6,450,436
International1988N/AN/A
Worldwide1988$2,432,536$6,450,436

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 Revenue1988$1,216,268$3,225,218
Digital Rentals ?1988N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1988N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1988$7,574,000$20,084,225
Physical Purchases ?1988$3,961,000$10,503,514
TV & Streaming Revenue1988$973,014$2,580,174
Total Revenues1988$13,724,282$36,393,131
Expenses
Budget ?1988$8,000,000$21,213,863
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1988$1,658,000 (est)$4,396,573 (est)
Participations1988$549,000$1,455,801
Residuals ?1988$891,000$2,362,694
Interest & Overhead1988$1,600,000$4,242,773
Total Expenses1988$12,698,000$33,671,704
Movie Net Profit or Loss1988$1,026,282$2,721,427

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