Staying Alive

1983 | Drama, Music, Romance, Dance

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
26.9

Critic Consensus

4.0% Fresh • 25 critic reviews

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

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
John Travolta1983$1,790,000$5,638,000(est)
Cynthia Rhodes1983$1,102,000$3,471,000(est)
Finola Hughes1983$830,000$2,613,000(est)
Steve Inwood1983$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 ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1983$64,892,672$204,385,854
International1983N/AN/A
Worldwide1983$64,893,328$204,387,920

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 Revenue1983$32,446,336$102,192,927
Digital Rentals ?1983N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1983N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1983$12,980,000$40,881,787
Physical Purchases ?1983$8,971,000$28,255,047
TV & Streaming Revenue1983$18,169,948$57,228,039
Total Revenues1983$72,567,284$228,557,800
Expenses
Budget ?1983$22,000,000$69,291,164
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1983$10,475,000 (est)$32,992,043 (est)
Participations1983$5,805,000$18,283,419
Residuals ?1983$2,488,000$7,836,201
Interest & Overhead1983$4,400,000$13,858,233
Total Expenses1983$45,168,000$142,261,059
Movie Net Profit or Loss1983$27,399,284$86,296,741

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