Needful Things

1993 | Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller

Synopsis

A mysterious new shop opens in a small town which always seems to stock the deepest desires of each shopper, with a price far heavier than expected.

Scores

Overall Score
58.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
59.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
64.2%
Review Aggregate
44.4

Critic Consensus

43.8% Fresh • 16 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 44% of 16 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, macabre, scary. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotmacabrescarycharacter-drivensuspensefulstylized

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Ed Harris1993$192,000$417,000(est)
Max von Sydow1993$118,000$257,000(est)
Bonnie Bedelia1993$89,000$193,000(est)
J. T. Walsh1993$73,000$158,000(est)
Amanda Plummer1993$62,000$135,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score33.0
RT critic review count27
Rotten Tomatoes audience score44.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating6.3
IMDb votes29,365

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1993$15,185,672$32,967,096
International1993N/AN/A
Worldwide1993$15,185,672$32,967,096

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 Revenue1993$7,592,836$16,483,548
Digital Rentals ?1993N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1993N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1993$29,797,000$64,687,329
Physical Purchases ?1993$23,943,000$51,978,680
TV & Streaming Revenue1993$3,644,561$7,912,103
Total Revenues1993$64,977,397$141,061,660
Expenses
Budget ?1993$14,467,000 (est)$31,406,906 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1993$5,675,000 (est)$12,320,052 (est)
Participations1993$5,198,000$11,284,516
Residuals ?1993$4,143,000$8,994,181
Interest & Overhead1993$2,893,400$6,281,381
Total Expenses1993$32,376,400$70,287,037
Movie Net Profit or Loss1993$32,600,997$70,774,623

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