The Evening Star

1996 | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Synopsis

After the death of her daughter, Aurora struggled to keep her family together, but she has a grandson in jail, a rebellious granddaughter and another grandson living almost on the poverty line.

Scores

Overall Score
43.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
30.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
59.0%
Review Aggregate
44.1

Critic Consensus

21.1% Fresh • 19 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 21% of 19 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, emotional, funny. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotemotionalfunnycharacter-drivenromanticvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Shirley MacLaine1996$1,203,000$2,404,000(est)
Bill Paxton1996$740,000$1,480,000(est)
Juliette Lewis1996$557,000$1,114,000(est)
Miranda Richardson1996$456,000$911,000(est)
Ben Johnson1996$390,000$779,000(est)
Scott Wolf1996$343,000$686,000(est)
George Newbern1996$308,000$616,000(est)
Marion Ross1996$281,000$561,000(est)
Mackenzie Astin1996$258,000$516,000(est)
Donald Moffat1996$240,000$480,000(est)
Jack Nicholson1996$224,000$449,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score20.0
RT critic review count35
Rotten Tomatoes audience score61.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating5.9
IMDb votes5,251

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1996$12,767,815$25,527,492
International1996N/AN/A
Worldwide1996$12,767,815$25,527,492

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 Revenue1996$6,383,908$12,763,746
Digital Rentals ?1996N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1996N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1996$17,979,000$35,946,541
Physical Purchases ?1996$21,300,000$42,586,424
TV & Streaming Revenue1996$3,064,276$6,126,598
Total Revenues1996$48,727,183$97,423,310
Expenses
Budget ?1996$25,000,000$49,984,066
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1996$6,148,000 (est)$12,292,082 (est)
Participations1996$1,949,000$3,896,758
Residuals ?1996$3,045,000$6,088,059
Interest & Overhead1996$4,250,000$8,497,291
Total Expenses1996$40,392,000$80,758,256
Movie Net Profit or Loss1996$8,335,183$16,665,054

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