The Sheltering Sky

1990 | Adventure, Drama

Synopsis

An American couple travel abroad to revitalize their relationship. But as the trip drags on, their attempt at recovering what they once had seems futile.

Scores

Overall Score
46.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
54.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
27.7%
Review Aggregate
62.0

Critic Consensus

31.8% Fresh • 22 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 32% of 22 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize visually striking, thin plot, emotional. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

visually strikingthin plotemotionalpoliticalpsychologicallighthearted

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Debra Winger1990$3,000,000 source$7,200,459reported
John Malkovich1990$1,003,000$2,408,000(est)
Campbell Scott1990$755,000$1,813,000(est)
Jill Bennett1990$618,000$1,483,000(est)
Timothy Spall1990$528,000$1,268,000(est)
Éric Vu-An1990$465,000$1,116,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score45.0
RT critic review count29
Rotten Tomatoes audience score78.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating6.7
IMDb votes14,492

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1990$2,075,084$4,980,519
International1990N/AN/A
Worldwide1990$2,075,084$4,980,519

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 Revenue1990$1,037,542$2,490,260
Digital Rentals ?1990N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1990N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1990$10,415,000$24,997,593
Physical Purchases ?1990$5,646,000$13,551,264
TV & Streaming Revenue1990$830,034$1,992,208
Total Revenues1990$17,928,576$43,031,324
Expenses
Budget ?1990$25,000,000$60,003,824
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1990$1,771,000 (est)$4,250,671 (est)
Participations1990$359,000$861,655
Residuals ?1990$1,219,000$2,925,786
Interest & Overhead1990$4,250,000$10,200,650
Total Expenses1990$32,599,000$78,242,586
Movie Net Profit or Loss1990$-14,670,424$-35,211,263

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