Synopsis
In Gus Van Sant's remake of Alfred Hitchcock's classic, young female bank employee Marion Crane steals money from her boss in Phoenix, flees town, and arrives at Fairvale, California's rundown Bates Motel, which has secrets of its own.
Scores
Overall Score
68.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
74.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
78.1%
Review Aggregate
37.7
Critic Consensus
Critic reception is largely negative, with 38% of 72 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, scary, stylized. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.
thin plotscarystylizedsurrealromanticcharacter-driventragicmacabrecoming of agesuspenseful
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vince Vaughn | 1998 | $5,176,000 | $9,961,000 | (est) |
| Julianne Moore | 1998 | $3,186,000 | $6,132,000 | (est) |
| Viggo Mortensen | 1998 | $2,399,000 | $4,617,000 | (est) |
| William H. Macy | 1998 | $1,961,000 | $3,775,000 | (est) |
| Anne Heche | 1998 | $1,678,000 | $3,229,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score41.0
RT critic review count78
Rotten Tomatoes audience score28.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating4.6
IMDb votes52,072
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 1998 | $21,485,656 | $41,350,002 |
| International | 1998 | $15,685,000 | $30,186,408 |
| Worldwide | 1998 | $37,170,656 | $71,536,410 |
Earnings / Profitability
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | |||
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 1998 | $17,016,828 | $32,749,564 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 1998 | N/A | N/A |
| Digital Purchases ? | 1998 | N/A | N/A |
| Physical Rentals ? | 1998 | $21,232,000 | $40,861,831 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 1998 | $29,702,000 | $57,162,684 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 1998 | $5,371,414 | $10,337,500 |
| Total Revenues | 1998 | $73,322,242 | $141,111,579 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget ? | 1998 | $60,000,000 | $115,472,393 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 1998 | $13,424,000 (est) | $25,835,023 (est) |
| Participations | 1998 | $1,466,000 | $2,821,375 |
| Residuals ? | 1998 | $4,018,000 | $7,732,801 |
| Interest & Overhead | 1998 | $9,000,000 | $17,320,859 |
| Total Expenses | 1998 | $87,908,000 | $169,182,452 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 1998 | $-14,585,758 | $-28,070,873 |
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