The Night Flier

1998 | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Vampire

Synopsis

A reporter is on the trail of a vampiric murderer who travels by plane.

Scores

Overall Score
33.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
43.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
16.6%
Review Aggregate
42.5

Critic Consensus

50.0% Fresh • 2 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 50% of 2 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize suspenseful, scary, stylized. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

suspensefulscarystylizedcharacter-drivenemotionalvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Miguel Ferrer1998$2,000$3,000(est)
Julie Entwisle1998$1,000$2,000(est)
Dan Monahan1998$1,000$2,000(est)
Michael H. Moss1998$1,000$1,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score33.0
RT critic review count6
Rotten Tomatoes audience score41.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating6.0
IMDb votes12,925

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1998$125,397$241,332
International1998N/AN/A
Worldwide1998$125,397$241,332

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 Revenue1998$62,698$120,666
Digital Rentals ?1998N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1998N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1998$2,960,000$5,696,638
Physical Purchases ?1998$4,141,000$7,969,520
TV & Streaming Revenue1998$62,698$120,666
Total Revenues1998$7,226,397$13,907,489
Expenses
Budget ?1998$250,000 (est)$481,135 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1998$100,000 (est)$192,454 (est)
Participations1998$289,000$556,192
Residuals ?1998$519,000$998,836
Interest & Overhead1998$50,000$96,227
Total Expenses1998$1,208,000$2,324,844
Movie Net Profit or Loss1998$6,018,397$11,582,645

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