The Favor

1994 | Comedy, Romance, Romantic Comedy

Synopsis

As her 15-year reunion nears, Kathy starts having sexual fantasies about her high-school sweetheart. Being married, she sends her BFF to the reunion to check out her former dreamboat and report back. Things get complicated.

Scores

Overall Score
25.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
17.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
32.1%
Review Aggregate
31.1

Critic Consensus

0.0% Fresh • 2 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 0% of 2 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, romantic, character-driven. Many reviews cite execution consistency as the main reasons it falls short.

funnyromanticcharacter-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Elizabeth McGovern1994$863,000$1,826,000(est)
Harley Jane Kozak1994$531,000$1,124,000(est)
Bill Pullman1994$400,000$846,000(est)
Brad Pitt1994$327,000$692,000(est)
Ken Wahl1994$280,000$592,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score27.0
RT critic review count11
Rotten Tomatoes audience score21.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating5.2
IMDb votes3,428

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1994$3,134,381$6,634,651
International1994N/AN/A
Worldwide1994$3,134,381$6,634,651

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 Revenue1994$1,567,190$3,317,326
Digital Rentals ?1994N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1994N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1994$11,380,000$24,088,435
Physical Purchases ?1994$10,504,000$22,234,175
TV & Streaming Revenue1994$1,253,752$2,653,861
Total Revenues1994$24,704,943$52,293,796
Expenses
Budget ?1994$12,000,000$25,400,810
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1994$2,192,000 (est)$4,639,881 (est)
Participations1994$988,000$2,091,333
Residuals ?1994$1,671,000$3,537,063
Interest & Overhead1994$2,400,000$5,080,162
Total Expenses1994$19,251,000$40,749,249
Movie Net Profit or Loss1994$5,453,943$11,544,547

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