The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

1982 | Comedy, Musical

Synopsis

A town's Sheriff and regular patron of a historical whorehouse fights to keep it running when a television reporter targets it as the Devil's playhouse.

Scores

Overall Score
70.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
57.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
92.3%
Review Aggregate
59.0

Critic Consensus

50.0% Fresh • 22 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 50% of 22 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, character-driven, lighthearted. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

funnycharacter-drivenlightheartedsatiricalpoliticaldark

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Burt Reynolds1982$2,516,000$8,179,000(est)
Dolly Parton1982$1,549,000$5,035,000(est)
Dom DeLuise1982$1,166,000$3,791,000(est)
Charles Durning1982$953,000$3,099,000(est)
Jim Nabors1982$816,000$2,651,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score50.0
RT critic review count28
Rotten Tomatoes audience score68.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating6.1
IMDb votes14,108

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1982$69,701,640$226,584,478
International1982N/AN/A
Worldwide1982$69,702,176$226,586,220

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$34,850,820$113,292,239
Digital Rentals ?1982N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1982N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1982$8,331,000$27,082,222
Physical Purchases ?1982$6,593,000$21,432,372
TV & Streaming Revenue1982$19,516,459$63,443,654
Total Revenues1982$69,291,279$225,250,486
Expenses
Budget ?1982$35,000,000$113,777,190
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1982$9,486,000 (est)$30,836,869 (est)
Participations1982$2,772,000$9,011,153
Residuals ?1982$2,032,000$6,605,579
Interest & Overhead1982$5,950,000$19,342,122
Total Expenses1982$55,240,000$179,572,913
Movie Net Profit or Loss1982$14,051,279$45,677,573

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