Showgirls

1995 | Drama, Dance, Las Vegas, Nevada, North America, USA

Synopsis

A mysterious young drifter who calls herself Nomi Malone hitches a ride to Las Vegas, where she finds work as a stripper and sets about clawing her way to the top of the Vegas showgirls.

Scores

Overall Score
67.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
80.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
68.8%
Review Aggregate
35.6

Critic Consensus

26.5% Fresh • 68 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 26% of 68 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, funny, satirical. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotfunnysatiricalcharacter-drivenvisually strikingemotional

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Elizabeth Berkley1995$3,250,000$6,689,000(est)
Kyle MacLachlan1995$2,000,000$4,118,000(est)
Gina Gershon1995$1,506,000$3,100,000(est)
Glenn Plummer1995$1,231,000$2,535,000(est)
Robert Davi1995$1,053,000$2,168,000(est)
Alan Rachins1995$927,000$1,908,000(est)
Gina Ravera1995$832,000$1,713,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score24.0
RT critic review count80
Rotten Tomatoes audience score38.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating5.1
IMDb votes79,688

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1995$20,350,754$41,889,971
International1995N/AN/A
Worldwide1995$20,357,891$41,904,661

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 Revenue1995$10,175,377$20,944,985
Digital Rentals ?1995N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1995N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1995$31,403,000$64,639,902
Physical Purchases ?1995$32,353,000$66,595,381
TV & Streaming Revenue1995$5,087,688$10,472,493
Total Revenues1995$79,019,066$162,652,761
Expenses
Budget ?1995$45,000,000$92,627,953
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1995$5,531,000 (est)$11,385,005 (est)
Participations1995$3,161,000$6,506,599
Residuals ?1995$4,953,000$10,195,250
Interest & Overhead1995$7,650,000$15,746,752
Total Expenses1995$66,295,000$136,461,558
Movie Net Profit or Loss1995$12,724,066$26,191,203

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