The Bride

1985 | Fantasy, Horror, Romance, Sci-Fi, Adaptation, Remake

Synopsis

After many years of research, Dr. Frankenstein finally succeeds in creating the perfect woman, who gets the name "Eva".

Scores

Overall Score
29.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
32.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
23.7%
Review Aggregate
35.9

Critic Consensus

30.0% Fresh • 10 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 30% of 10 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize visually striking, gritty, thin plot. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

visually strikinggrittythin plotscaryromanticstylized

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Sting1985$848,000$2,471,000(est)
Jennifer Beals1985$522,000$1,521,000(est)
Geraldine Page1985$393,000$1,145,000(est)
Clancy Brown1985$321,000$936,000(est)
Anthony Higgins1985$275,000$801,000(est)
David Rappaport1985$242,000$705,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score27.0
RT critic review count15
Rotten Tomatoes audience score33.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating5.4
IMDb votes3,780

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1985$3,558,669$10,375,041
International1985N/AN/A
Worldwide1985$3,558,669$10,375,041

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 Revenue1985$1,779,334$5,187,520
Digital Rentals ?1985N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1985N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1985$3,827,000$11,157,341
Physical Purchases ?1985$1,683,000$4,906,664
TV & Streaming Revenue1985$854,081$2,490,010
Total Revenues1985$8,143,415$23,741,535
Expenses
Budget ?1985$13,000,000$37,900,556
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1985$1,907,000 (est)$5,559,720 (est)
Participations1985$163,000$475,215
Residuals ?1985$440,000$1,282,788
Interest & Overhead1985$2,600,000$7,580,111
Total Expenses1985$18,110,000$52,798,390
Movie Net Profit or Loss1985$-9,966,585$-29,056,855

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