The Butcher's Wife

1991 | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, Romantic Comedy, Supernatural

Synopsis

A clairvoyant impulsively marries a butcher, moves to New York City, and has a positive impact on the people she meets, changing their futures...which in turn changes hers.

Scores

Overall Score
50.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
51.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
57.2%
Review Aggregate
35.2

Critic Consensus

20.0% Fresh • 10 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 20% of 10 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize uneven tone, funny, romantic. Many reviews cite uneven tone as the main reasons it falls short.

uneven tonefunnyromanticstylizedcharacter-drivenemotional

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Demi Moore1991$2,500,000 source$5,758,076reported
Jeff Daniels1991$68,000$158,000(est)
George Dzundza1991$52,000$119,000(est)
Frances McDormand1991$42,000$97,000(est)
Margaret Colin1991$36,000$83,000(est)
Mary Steenburgen1991$32,000$73,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score28.0
RT critic review count18
Rotten Tomatoes audience score30.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating5.4
IMDb votes9,197

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1991$9,689,816$22,317,880
International1991N/AN/A
Worldwide1991$9,689,816$22,317,880

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 Revenue1991$4,844,908$11,158,940
Digital Rentals ?1991N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1991N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1991$24,636,000$56,742,388
Physical Purchases ?1991$15,024,000$34,603,736
TV & Streaming Revenue1991$2,325,556$5,356,291
Total Revenues1991$46,830,464$107,861,355
Expenses
Budget ?1991$15,504,000 (est)$35,709,286 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1991$4,147,000 (est)$9,551,497 (est)
Participations1991$1,873,000$4,313,951
Residuals ?1991$3,037,000$6,994,911
Interest & Overhead1991$3,100,800$7,141,857
Total Expenses1991$27,661,800$63,711,503
Movie Net Profit or Loss1991$19,168,664$44,149,852

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