Sea of Love

1989 | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Erotica, Serial Killer

Synopsis

A detective investigating a series of murders becomes involved with a woman who may be the culprit.

Scores

Overall Score
78.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
73.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
89.6%
Review Aggregate
70.5

Critic Consensus

71.4% Fresh • 21 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 71% of 21 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, suspenseful, character-driven. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

emotionalsuspensefulcharacter-drivenromanticvisually strikingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Al Pacino1989$1,828,000$4,624,000(est)
Ellen Barkin1989$1,125,000$2,846,000(est)
John Goodman1989$847,000$2,143,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score76.0
RT critic review count33
Rotten Tomatoes audience score66.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating6.8
IMDb votes47,449

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1989$58,571,513$148,176,481
International1989N/AN/A
Worldwide1989$58,571,513$148,176,481

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$29,285,756$74,088,240
Digital Rentals ?1989N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1989N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1989$41,512,000$105,018,665
Physical Purchases ?1989$23,019,000$58,234,357
TV & Streaming Revenue1989$14,642,878$37,044,120
Total Revenues1989$108,459,635$274,385,382
Expenses
Budget ?1989$19,000,000$48,066,935
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1989$13,220,000 (est)$33,444,468 (est)
Participations1989$8,677,000$21,951,410
Residuals ?1989$5,469,000$13,835,688
Interest & Overhead1989$3,800,000$9,613,387
Total Expenses1989$50,166,000$126,911,889
Movie Net Profit or Loss1989$58,293,635$147,473,494

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