Synopsis
Five years later, Tony Manero's Saturday Night Fever is still burning. Now he's strutting toward his biggest challenge yet: succeeding as a dancer on the Broadway stage.
Scores
Overall Score
67.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
65.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
93.4%
Review Aggregate
26.8
Critic Consensus
Critic reception is largely negative, with 4% of 25 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize lighthearted, visually striking, stylized. Many reviews cite execution consistency as the main reasons it falls short.
lightheartedvisually strikingstylizedcharacter-drivenromanticemotional
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Travolta | 1983 | $1,790,000 | $5,638,000 | (est) |
| Cynthia Rhodes | 1983 | $1,102,000 | $3,471,000 | (est) |
| Finola Hughes | 1983 | $830,000 | $2,613,000 | (est) |
| Steve Inwood | 1983 | $678,000 | $2,136,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score3.0
RT critic review count31
Rotten Tomatoes audience score39.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating4.8
IMDb votes18,404
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 1983 | $64,892,670 | $204,385,849 |
| International | 1983 | N/A | N/A |
| Worldwide | 1983 | $64,893,329 | $204,387,925 |
Earnings / Profitability
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | |||
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 1983 | $32,446,335 | $102,192,925 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 1983 | N/A | N/A |
| Digital Purchases ? | 1983 | N/A | N/A |
| Physical Rentals ? | 1983 | $12,980,000 | $40,881,787 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 1983 | $8,971,000 | $28,255,047 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 1983 | $18,169,948 | $57,228,038 |
| Total Revenues | 1983 | $72,567,283 | $228,557,797 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget ? | 1983 | $22,000,000 | $69,291,165 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 1983 | $10,475,000 (est) | $32,992,043 (est) |
| Participations | 1983 | $5,805,000 | $18,283,419 |
| Residuals ? | 1983 | $2,488,000 | $7,836,201 |
| Interest & Overhead | 1983 | $4,400,000 | $13,858,233 |
| Total Expenses | 1983 | $45,168,000 | $142,261,060 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 1983 | $27,399,283 | $86,296,736 |
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| Poster | Movie | Year | Match | Overall | Est. Profit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Dirty Dancing | 1987 | Shared genres: 4 | 92.7 | $74,744,178 |
 | Footloose | 1984 | Shared genres: 4 | 87.7 | $62,330,614 |
 | Step Up | 2006 | Shared genres: 4 | 83.7 | $82,575,781 |
 | Flashdance | 1983 | Shared genres: 4 | 83.5 | $69,364,538 |
 | Save the Last Dance | 2001 | Shared genres: 4 | 81.7 | $101,375,386 |