The Entity

1983 | Drama, Horror

Synopsis

A woman is tormented by an invisible being.

Scores

Overall Score
63.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
67.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
59.3%
Review Aggregate
62.9

Critic Consensus

58.3% Fresh • 12 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 58% of 12 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize psychological, lighthearted, scary. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

psychologicallightheartedscarycharacter-drivenemotionalvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Barbara Hershey1983$2,000,000$6,299,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score62.0
RT critic review count13
Rotten Tomatoes audience score61.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating6.7
IMDb votes19,727

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1983$13,277,558$41,818,975
International1983N/AN/A
Worldwide1983$13,277,558$41,818,975

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$6,638,779$20,909,488
Digital Rentals ?1983N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1983N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1983$7,300,000$22,992,068
Physical Purchases ?1983$5,045,000$15,889,724
TV & Streaming Revenue1983$3,319,390$10,454,744
Total Revenues1983$22,303,168$70,246,024
Expenses
Budget ?1983$10,000,000$31,495,984
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1983$3,887,000 (est)$12,242,489 (est)
Participations1983$892,000$2,809,442
Residuals ?1983$1,064,000$3,351,173
Interest & Overhead1983$2,000,000$6,299,197
Total Expenses1983$17,843,000$56,198,284
Movie Net Profit or Loss1983$4,460,168$14,047,740

Similar Movies

Related titles based on shared genres and franchise overlap. View all similar movies
PosterMovieYearMatchOverallEst. Profit
The Silence of the Lambs posterThe Silence of the Lambs1991Shared genres: 297.9$117,523,649
Sinners posterSinners2025Shared genres: 296.7$62,425,913
A Quiet Place posterA Quiet Place2018Shared genres: 295.7$148,970,002
The Invisible Man posterThe Invisible Man2020Shared genres: 295.0$95,007,590
A Quiet Place Part II posterA Quiet Place Part II2021Shared genres: 295.0$77,440,364