The Virgin Suicides

2000 | Drama, Romance, 1900s, 1970s, Past

Synopsis

A group of male friends become obsessed with five mysterious sisters who are sheltered by their strict, religious parents in suburban Detroit in the mid 1970s.

Scores

Overall Score
75.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
86.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
59.2%
Review Aggregate
78.3

Critic Consensus

80.2% Fresh • 106 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 80% of 106 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize coming of age, visually striking, stylized. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

coming of agevisually strikingstylizeddarkemotionalfunnylightheartedfamily-friendlytragiccharacter-driven

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
James Woods2000$433,000$789,000(est)
Kathleen Turner2000$267,000$486,000(est)
Kirsten Dunst2000$201,000$366,000(est)
Josh Hartnett2000$164,000$299,000(est)
Scott Glenn2000$140,000$256,000(est)
Michael Paré2000$124,000$225,000(est)
Danny DeVito2000$111,000$202,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score80.0
RT critic review count107
Rotten Tomatoes audience score81.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating7.2
IMDb votes181,854

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2000$4,906,229$8,937,771
International2000$5,503,148$10,025,189
Worldwide2000$10,409,377$18,962,960

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 Revenue2000$4,654,374$8,478,961
Digital Rentals ?2000N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?2000N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2000$16,301,000$29,695,842
Physical Purchases ?2000$21,741,000$39,605,993
TV & Streaming Revenue2000$1,962,492$3,575,108
Total Revenues2000$44,658,865$81,355,904
Expenses
Budget ?2000$9,000,000$16,395,471
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2000$5,550,000 (est)$10,110,541 (est)
Participations2000$3,573,000$6,509,002
Residuals ?2000$2,900,000$5,282,985
Interest & Overhead2000$1,800,000$3,279,094
Total Expenses2000$22,823,000$41,577,093
Movie Net Profit or Loss2000$21,835,865$39,778,811

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