The Wild Life

1984 | Comedy, Drama, Bawdy Comedy, Erotica

Synopsis

A high-school wrestler parties with his buddy at a swinging-singles apartment complex.

Scores

Overall Score
38.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
25.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
49.7%
Review Aggregate
48.9

Critic Consensus

0.0% Fresh • 1 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 0% of 1 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, character-driven, emotional. Many reviews cite execution consistency as the main reasons it falls short.

funnycharacter-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provokingrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Christopher Penn1984$270,000$815,000(est)
Lea Thompson1984$166,000$502,000(est)
Ilan Mitchell-Smith1984$125,000$378,000(est)
Jenny Wright1984$102,000$309,000(est)
Eric Stoltz1984$87,000$264,000(est)
Rick Moranis1984$77,000$232,000(est)
Hart Bochner1984$69,000$209,000(est)
Randy Quaid1984$63,000$190,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic scoreN/A
RT critic review count1
Rotten Tomatoes audience score41.0
RT audience rating count500
IMDb rating6.0
IMDb votes3,441

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1984$11,020,375$33,273,259
International1984N/AN/A
Worldwide1984$11,020,375$33,273,259

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$5,510,188$16,636,630
Digital Rentals ?1984N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1984N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1984$6,790,000$20,500,703
Physical Purchases ?1984$3,614,000$10,911,567
TV & Streaming Revenue1984$2,644,890$7,985,582
Total Revenues1984$18,559,078$56,034,481
Expenses
Budget ?1984$6,000,000$18,115,496
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1984$3,496,000 (est)$10,555,295 (est)
Participations1984$742,000$2,240,283
Residuals ?1984$888,000$2,681,093
Interest & Overhead1984$1,200,000$3,623,099
Total Expenses1984$12,326,000$37,215,267
Movie Net Profit or Loss1984$6,233,078$18,819,215

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