The Dead Zone

1983 | Drama, Fantasy, Thriller

Synopsis

A man awakens from a coma to discover he has a psychic ability to foresee future events.

Scores

Overall Score
79.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
85.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
71.7%
Review Aggregate
80.5

Critic Consensus

89.6% Fresh • 48 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 90% of 48 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, dark, lighthearted. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

emotionaldarklightheartedrealisticscarysuspensefulpsychologicalvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Christopher Walken1983$602,000$1,895,000(est)
Brooke Adams1983$370,000$1,167,000(est)
Tom Skerritt1983$279,000$878,000(est)
Herbert Lom1983$228,000$718,000(est)
Anthony Zerbe1983$195,000$614,000(est)
Colleen Dewhurst1983$172,000$541,000(est)
Martin Sheen1983$154,000$485,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score89.0
RT critic review count54
Rotten Tomatoes audience score77.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating7.2
IMDb votes82,212

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1983$20,766,616$65,406,500
International1983N/AN/A
Worldwide1983$20,766,616$65,406,500

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$10,383,308$32,703,250
Digital Rentals ?1983N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1983N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1983$9,915,000$31,228,268
Physical Purchases ?1983$6,853,000$21,584,198
TV & Streaming Revenue1983$5,191,654$16,351,625
Total Revenues1983$32,342,962$101,867,341
Expenses
Budget ?1983$10,000,000$31,495,984
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1983$5,888,000 (est)$18,544,835 (est)
Participations1983$1,294,000$4,075,580
Residuals ?1983$1,481,000$4,664,555
Interest & Overhead1983$2,000,000$6,299,197
Total Expenses1983$20,663,000$65,080,151
Movie Net Profit or Loss1983$11,679,962$36,787,189

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