The House on Sorority Row

1983 | Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Slasher

Synopsis

After a seemingly innocent prank goes horribly wrong, a group of sorority sisters are stalked and murdered one by one in their sorority house while throwing a party to celebrate their graduation.

Scores

Overall Score
49.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
47.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
49.2%
Review Aggregate
56.1

Critic Consensus

60.0% Fresh • 10 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 60% of 10 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize suspenseful, scary, character-driven. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

suspensefulscarycharacter-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Kathryn McNeil1983$42,000$133,000(est)
Eileen Davidson1983$26,000$82,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score50.0
RT critic review count12
Rotten Tomatoes audience score61.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating5.9
IMDb votes10,880

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1983$10,604,986$33,401,447
International1983N/AN/A
Worldwide1983$10,604,986$33,401,447

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$5,302,493$16,700,723
Digital Rentals ?1983N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1983N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1983$5,355,000$16,866,099
Physical Purchases ?1983$3,701,000$11,656,664
TV & Streaming Revenue1983$2,545,197$8,016,347
Total Revenues1983$16,903,690$53,239,834
Expenses
Budget ?1983$425,000$1,338,579
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1983$383,000 (est)$1,206,296 (est)
Participations1983$676,000$2,129,129
Residuals ?1983$783,000$2,466,136
Interest & Overhead1983$85,000$267,716
Total Expenses1983$2,352,000$7,407,855
Movie Net Profit or Loss1983$14,551,690$45,831,978

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