The Hunger

1983 | Drama, Horror, Homosexual Theme, LGBTQ Theme, Vampire

Synopsis

A love triangle develops between a vampire, her cellist companion, and a gerontologist.

Scores

Overall Score
56.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
72.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
32.2%
Review Aggregate
62.8

Critic Consensus

59.4% Fresh • 32 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 59% of 32 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize stylized, visually striking, dark. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

stylizedvisually strikingdarkhistoricaltragicromantic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Catherine Deneuve1983$86,000$270,000(est)
David Bowie1983$53,000$166,000(est)
Susan Sarandon1983$40,000$125,000(est)
Cliff De Young1983$32,000$102,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score58.0
RT critic review count38
Rotten Tomatoes audience score66.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating6.6
IMDb votes30,845

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1983$5,979,292$18,832,368
International1983N/AN/A
Worldwide1983$5,982,281$18,841,783

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$2,989,646$9,416,184
Digital Rentals ?1983N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1983N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1983$3,444,000$10,847,217
Physical Purchases ?1983$2,380,000$7,496,044
TV & Streaming Revenue1983$1,435,030$4,519,768
Total Revenues1983$10,248,676$32,279,214
Expenses
Budget ?1983$6,581,000 (est)$20,727,507 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1983$2,595,000 (est)$8,173,208 (est)
Participations1983$205,000$645,668
Residuals ?1983$491,000$1,546,453
Interest & Overhead1983$1,316,200$4,145,501
Total Expenses1983$11,188,200$35,238,337
Movie Net Profit or Loss1983$-939,524$-2,959,123

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