Tempest

1982 | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance

Synopsis

Unhappy middle-aged architect Philip Dimitrius leaves his wife Antonia and career for a spiritual awakening on a Greek island with his new girlfriend Aretha and teenage daughter, leading to extraordinary results for everyone around him.

Scores

Overall Score
31.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
27.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
16.8%
Review Aggregate
63.2

Critic Consensus

40.0% Fresh • 5 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 40% of 5 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, funny, character-driven. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotfunnycharacter-drivenromanticstylizedemotional

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
John Cassavetes1982$848,000$2,755,000(est)
Gena Rowlands1982$522,000$1,696,000(est)
Susan Sarandon1982$393,000$1,277,000(est)
Vittorio Gassman1982$321,000$1,044,000(est)
Raúl Juliá1982$275,000$893,000(est)
Molly Ringwald1982$100,000 source$325,078reported

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score55.0
RT critic review count11
Rotten Tomatoes audience score72.0
RT audience rating count500
IMDb rating6.4
IMDb votes2,911

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1982$5,005,245$16,270,936
International1982N/AN/A
Worldwide1982$5,005,245$16,270,936

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 Revenue1982$2,502,622$8,135,468
Digital Rentals ?1982N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1982N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1982$852,000$2,769,662
Physical Purchases ?1982$675,000$2,194,275
TV & Streaming Revenue1982$1,201,259$3,905,025
Total Revenues1982$5,230,881$17,004,429
Expenses
Budget ?1982$13,000,000$42,260,103
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1982$2,485,000 (est)$8,078,181 (est)
Participations1982$105,000$341,332
Residuals ?1982$162,000$526,626
Interest & Overhead1982$2,600,000$8,452,021
Total Expenses1982$18,352,000$59,658,262
Movie Net Profit or Loss1982$-13,121,119$-42,653,833

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