The Philadelphia Experiment

1984 | Adventure, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Time Travel

Synopsis

A United States Navy destroyer escort participates in a Navy "invisibility" experiment that inadvertently sends two sailors forty years into the future.

Scores

Overall Score
52.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
62.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
41.0%
Review Aggregate
49.6

Critic Consensus

60.0% Fresh • 5 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 60% of 5 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, romantic, suspenseful. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

character-drivenromanticsuspensefulemotionalvisually strikingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Michael Paré1984$586,000$1,769,000(est)
Nancy Allen1984$361,000$1,089,000(est)
Eric Christmas1984$272,000$820,000(est)
Bobby Di Cicco1984$222,000$670,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score50.0
RT critic review count10
Rotten Tomatoes audience score41.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating6.1
IMDb votes17,648

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1984$8,103,330$24,465,973
International1984N/AN/A
Worldwide1984$8,103,330$24,465,973

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 Revenue1984$4,051,665$12,232,987
Digital Rentals ?1984N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1984N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1984$6,218,000$18,773,692
Physical Purchases ?1984$3,310,000$9,993,715
TV & Streaming Revenue1984$1,944,799$5,871,834
Total Revenues1984$15,524,464$46,872,227
Expenses
Budget ?1984$9,000,000$27,173,244
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1984$3,217,000 (est)$9,712,925 (est)
Participations1984$310,000$935,967
Residuals ?1984$789,000$2,382,188
Interest & Overhead1984$1,800,000$5,434,649
Total Expenses1984$15,116,000$45,638,972
Movie Net Profit or Loss1984$408,464$1,233,255

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