The Slugger's Wife

1985 | Comedy, Music, Romance, Sport, Baseball, Romantic Comedy, Sports, Team Sport

Synopsis

A major league star who is on the verge of breaking a record, meets a singer and they get married, but they have different goals, so they separate, jeopardizing his opportunity in sports and the possibility of making up with his wife.

Scores

Overall Score
12.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
6.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
15.5%
Review Aggregate
18.0

Critic Consensus

0.0% Fresh • 6 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 0% of 6 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, thin plot, lighthearted. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

funnythin plotlightheartedromanticcharacter-drivenemotional

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Michael O'Keefe1985$1,366,000$3,982,000(est)
Rebecca De Mornay1985$841,000$2,451,000(est)
Martin Ritt1985$633,000$1,846,000(est)
Randy Quaid1985$518,000$1,509,000(est)
Cleavant Derricks1985$443,000$1,291,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score0.0
RT critic review count10
Rotten Tomatoes audience score20.0
RT audience rating count500
IMDb rating4.4
IMDb votes1,338

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1985$1,878,561$5,476,808
International1985N/AN/A
Worldwide1985$1,878,561$5,476,808

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 Revenue1985$939,280$2,738,404
Digital Rentals ?1985N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1985N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1985$1,985,000$5,787,124
Physical Purchases ?1985$873,000$2,545,168
TV & Streaming Revenue1985$751,424$2,190,723
Total Revenues1985$4,548,705$13,261,420
Expenses
Budget ?1985$19,000,000$55,393,124
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1985$1,473,000 (est)$4,294,425 (est)
Participations1985$91,000$265,304
Residuals ?1985$239,000$696,787
Interest & Overhead1985$3,800,000$11,078,625
Total Expenses1985$24,603,000$71,728,264
Movie Net Profit or Loss1985$-20,054,295$-58,466,844

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