Sweet Dreams

1985 | Biography, Drama, Music

Synopsis

The story of Patsy Cline, the velvet-voiced country music singer who died in a tragic plane crash at the height of her fame.

Scores

Overall Score
47.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
34.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
44.6%
Review Aggregate
81.8

Critic Consensus

84.6% Fresh • 13 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 85% of 13 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize lighthearted, emotional, gritty. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

lightheartedemotionalgrittyromanticfamily-friendlycharacter-drivenhistoricaltragic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Jessica Lange1985$1,098,000$3,203,000(est)
Ed Harris1985$676,000$1,971,000(est)
Ann Wedgeworth1985$509,000$1,484,000(est)
David Clennon1985$416,000$1,214,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score90.0
RT critic review count21
Rotten Tomatoes audience score81.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating7.0
IMDb votes5,721

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1985$9,085,049$26,486,802
International1985N/AN/A
Worldwide1985$9,085,049$26,486,802

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 Revenue1985$4,542,524$13,243,401
Digital Rentals ?1985N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1985N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1985$8,584,000$25,026,030
Physical Purchases ?1985$3,776,000$11,008,654
TV & Streaming Revenue1985$2,180,412$6,356,832
Total Revenues1985$19,082,936$55,634,917
Expenses
Budget ?1985$13,500,000$39,358,271
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1985$3,922,000 (est)$11,434,307 (est)
Participations1985$382,000$1,113,693
Residuals ?1985$1,010,000$2,944,582
Interest & Overhead1985$2,700,000$7,871,654
Total Expenses1985$21,514,000$62,722,507
Movie Net Profit or Loss1985$-2,431,064$-7,087,590

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