Miami Blues

1990 | Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller, Romantic Comedy

Synopsis

An ex-con's first act of freedom is moving to Miami where he restarts his old criminal ways with even more potency.

Scores

Overall Score
53.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
45.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
52.2%
Review Aggregate
71.7

Critic Consensus

93.8% Fresh • 16 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 94% of 16 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize noir, dark, funny. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

noirdarkfunnycharacter-drivengrittysuspenseful

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Alec Baldwin1990$1,058,000$2,540,000(est)
Fred Ward1990$651,000$1,563,000(est)
Jennifer Jason Leigh1990$490,000$1,177,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score85.0
RT critic review count27
Rotten Tomatoes audience score62.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating6.4
IMDb votes11,165

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1990$9,888,167$23,733,114
International1990N/AN/A
Worldwide1990$9,888,167$23,733,114

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 Revenue1990$4,944,084$11,866,557
Digital Rentals ?1990N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1990N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1990$22,364,000$53,677,022
Physical Purchases ?1990$12,124,000$29,099,455
TV & Streaming Revenue1990$2,373,160$5,695,947
Total Revenues1990$41,805,244$100,338,982
Expenses
Budget ?1990$11,000,000$26,401,683
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1990$3,552,000 (est)$8,525,344 (est)
Participations1990$1,672,000$4,013,056
Residuals ?1990$2,657,000$6,377,207
Interest & Overhead1990$2,200,000$5,280,337
Total Expenses1990$21,081,000$50,597,626
Movie Net Profit or Loss1990$20,724,244$49,741,356

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