That's Life!

1986 | Comedy, Drama

Synopsis

Harvey, a wealthy yet depressed architect and his sympathetic wife strive to conquer their life issues in anticipation of his 60th birthday party.

Scores

Overall Score
32.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
19.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
34.7%
Review Aggregate
56.1

Critic Consensus

60.0% Fresh • 10 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 60% of 10 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, family-friendly, funny. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

character-drivenfamily-friendlyfunnyemotionalvisually strikingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Jack Lemmon1986$462,000$1,321,000(est)
Julie Andrews1986$284,000$813,000(est)
Sally Kellerman1986$214,000$612,000(est)
Robert Loggia1986$175,000$501,000(est)
Jennifer Edwards1986$150,000$428,000(est)
Rob Knepper1986$132,000$377,000(est)
Matt Lattanzi1986$118,000$338,000(est)
Chris Lemmon1986$108,000$308,000(est)
Cynthia Sikes1986$99,000$284,000(est)
Dana Sparks1986$92,000$264,000(est)
Emma Walton1986$86,000$247,000(est)
Felicia Farr1986$81,000$232,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score60.0
RT critic review count15
Rotten Tomatoes audience score49.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating6.0
IMDb votes1,922

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1986$4,079,895$11,677,583
International1986N/AN/A
Worldwide1986$4,079,895$11,677,583

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 Revenue1986$2,039,948$5,838,792
Digital Rentals ?1986N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1986N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1986$6,688,000$19,142,570
Physical Purchases ?1986$2,872,000$8,220,314
TV & Streaming Revenue1986$979,175$2,802,620
Total Revenues1986$12,579,122$36,004,295
Expenses
Budget ?1986$10,000,000$28,622,264
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1986$2,046,000 (est)$5,856,115 (est)
Participations1986$252,000$721,281
Residuals ?1986$745,000$2,132,359
Interest & Overhead1986$2,000,000$5,724,453
Total Expenses1986$15,043,000$43,056,471
Movie Net Profit or Loss1986$-2,463,878$-7,052,176

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