The Big Chill

1983 | Comedy, Drama

Synopsis

A group of seven former college friends gather for a weekend reunion at a South Carolina vacation home after the funeral of another of their college friends.

Scores

Overall Score
80.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
77.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
90.3%
Review Aggregate
72.3

Critic Consensus

68.8% Fresh • 32 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 69% of 32 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, character-driven, coming of age. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

funnycharacter-drivencoming of agesatiricalhistoricalemotional

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Tom Berenger1983$339,000$1,069,000(est)
Glenn Close1983$209,000$658,000(est)
Jeff Goldblum1983$157,000$495,000(est)
William Hurt1983$129,000$405,000(est)
Kevin Kline1983$110,000$346,000(est)
Mary Kay Place1983$97,000$305,000(est)
Meg Tilly1983$87,000$274,000(est)
JoBeth Williams1983$79,000$249,000(est)
Don Galloway1983$73,000$230,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score69.0
RT critic review count42
Rotten Tomatoes audience score77.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating7.1
IMDb votes44,458

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1983$56,342,712$177,456,914
International1983N/AN/A
Worldwide1983$56,342,768$177,457,090

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 Revenue1983$28,171,356$88,728,457
Digital Rentals ?1983N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1983N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1983$12,852,000$40,478,638
Physical Purchases ?1983$8,883,000$27,977,882
TV & Streaming Revenue1983$15,775,959$49,687,936
Total Revenues1983$65,682,315$206,872,913
Expenses
Budget ?1983$8,000,000$25,196,787
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1983$8,092,000 (est)$25,486,550 (est)
Participations1983$5,255,000$16,551,139
Residuals ?1983$2,357,000$7,423,603
Interest & Overhead1983$1,600,000$5,039,357
Total Expenses1983$25,304,000$79,697,437
Movie Net Profit or Loss1983$40,378,315$127,175,476

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