Look Who's Talking

1989 | Comedy, Romance

Synopsis

After a single, career-minded woman is left on her own to give birth to the child of a married man, she finds a new romantic chance in a cab driver. Meanwhile, the point-of-view of the newborn baby is narrated through voice-over.

Scores

Overall Score
87.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
94.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
97.8%
Review Aggregate
53.6

Critic Consensus

57.7% Fresh • 26 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 58% of 26 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, funny, lighthearted. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotfunnylightheartedfamily-friendlyromanticcharacter-driven

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
John Travolta1989$391,000$990,000(est)
Kirstie Alley1989$241,000$609,000(est)
Olympia Dukakis1989$181,000$459,000(est)
George Segal1989$148,000$375,000(est)
Abe Vigoda1989$127,000$321,000(est)
Bruce Willis1989$10,000,000 source$25,298,386reported

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score56.0
RT critic review count39
Rotten Tomatoes audience score47.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating5.9
IMDb votes89,617

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1989$140,088,820$354,402,100
International1989N/AN/A
Worldwide1989$140,088,820$354,402,100

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 Revenue1989$70,044,410$177,201,050
Digital Rentals ?1989N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1989N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1989$50,292,000$127,230,641
Physical Purchases ?1989$27,887,000$70,549,608
TV & Streaming Revenue1989$39,224,870$99,232,588
Total Revenues1989$187,448,280$474,213,888
Expenses
Budget ?1989$7,500,000$18,973,789
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1989$9,375,000 (est)$23,717,237 (est)
Participations1989$28,117,000$71,131,471
Residuals ?1989$7,659,000$19,376,034
Interest & Overhead1989$1,500,000$3,794,758
Total Expenses1989$54,151,000$136,993,288
Movie Net Profit or Loss1989$133,297,280$337,220,599

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