Legal Eagles

1986 | Comedy, Crime, Romance, Romantic Comedy

Synopsis

A New York district attorney works and flirts with his adversary and her kooky artist client, who is on trial for a murder she didn't commit.

Scores

Overall Score
65.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
54.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
92.5%
Review Aggregate
42.6

Critic Consensus

28.6% Fresh • 7 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 29% of 7 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize stylized, funny, romantic. Many reviews cite execution consistency as the main reasons it falls short.

stylizedfunnyromanticcharacter-drivenemotionalvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Robert Redford1986$1,956,000$5,599,000(est)
Debra Winger1986$1,204,000$3,446,000(est)
Daryl Hannah1986$907,000$2,595,000(est)
Brian Dennehy1986$741,000$2,122,000(est)
Terence Stamp1986$634,000$1,815,000(est)
Steven Hill1986$558,000$1,597,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score41.0
RT critic review count17
Rotten Tomatoes audience score32.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating6.0
IMDb votes12,754

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1986$49,851,591$142,686,534
International1986N/AN/A
Worldwide1986$49,851,591$142,686,534

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 Revenue1986$24,925,796$71,343,267
Digital Rentals ?1986N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1986N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1986$26,496,000$75,837,547
Physical Purchases ?1986$11,377,000$32,563,548
TV & Streaming Revenue1986$12,462,898$35,671,633
Total Revenues1986$75,261,693$215,415,996
Expenses
Budget ?1986$30,000,000$85,866,788
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1986$8,808,000 (est)$25,210,489 (est)
Participations1986$6,021,000$17,233,464
Residuals ?1986$3,392,000$9,708,672
Interest & Overhead1986$5,100,000$14,597,354
Total Expenses1986$53,321,000$152,616,767
Movie Net Profit or Loss1986$21,940,693$62,799,229

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