Scissors

1991 | Horror, Thriller

Synopsis

A woman trying to recover from a sexual attack is locked in a posh apartment with a corpse of the very man she's been dreaming would murder her. She tries to hang on to reality when objects around her seem to come to life.

Scores

Overall Score
18.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
23.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
0.7%
Review Aggregate
38.8

Critic Consensus

0.0% Fresh • 1 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 0% of 1 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize scary, suspenseful, character-driven. Many reviews cite execution consistency as the main reasons it falls short.

scarysuspensefulcharacter-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Sharon Stone1991$0$0(est)
Steve Railsback1991$0$0(est)
Michelle Phillips1991$0$0(est)
Ronny Cox1991$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic scoreN/A
RT critic review count1
Rotten Tomatoes audience score30.0
RT audience rating count500
IMDb rating5.1
IMDb votes3,449

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1991$2,368$5,454
International1991N/AN/A
Worldwide1991$2,368$5,454

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 Revenue1991$1,184$2,727
Digital Rentals ?1991N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1991N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1991$139,000$320,149
Physical Purchases ?1991$85,000$195,775
TV & Streaming Revenue1991$75,000$172,742
Total Revenues1991$300,184$691,393
Expenses
Budget ?1991$250,000 (est)$575,808 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1991$80,000 (est)$184,258 (est)
Participations1991$6,000$13,819
Residuals ?1991$18,000$41,458
Interest & Overhead1991$50,000$115,162
Total Expenses1991$404,000$930,505
Movie Net Profit or Loss1991$-103,816$-239,112

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