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1991 | Comedy, Fantasy, Cross-dressing, Role Swap, Supernatural, Switched Bodies

Synopsis

A sexist womanizer is killed by one of his former lovers and then reincarnated as a woman.

Scores

Overall Score
56.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
56.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
67.0%
Review Aggregate
40.0

Critic Consensus

33.3% Fresh • 12 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 33% of 12 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, funny, romantic. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotfunnyromanticstylizedcharacter-drivenemotional

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Ellen Barkin1991$1,139,000$2,624,000(est)
Jimmy Smits1991$701,000$1,615,000(est)
JoBeth Williams1991$528,000$1,216,000(est)
Lorraine Bracco1991$432,000$994,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score26.0
RT critic review count23
Rotten Tomatoes audience score43.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating5.8
IMDb votes11,035

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1991$15,545,943$35,805,892
International1991N/AN/A
Worldwide1991$15,545,943$35,805,892

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 Revenue1991$7,772,972$17,902,946
Digital Rentals ?1991N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1991N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1991$30,672,000$70,644,690
Physical Purchases ?1991$18,705,000$43,081,929
TV & Streaming Revenue1991$3,731,026$8,593,414
Total Revenues1991$60,880,998$140,222,979
Expenses
Budget ?1991$14,000,000$32,245,229
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1991$5,038,000 (est)$11,603,676 (est)
Participations1991$4,870,000$11,216,733
Residuals ?1991$3,824,000$8,807,554
Interest & Overhead1991$2,800,000$6,449,046
Total Expenses1991$30,532,000$70,322,237
Movie Net Profit or Loss1991$30,348,998$69,900,741

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