When the Wind Blows (1988) Profit, Box Office & Budget

Synopsis

A naive elderly British rural couple survive the initial onslaught of a nuclear war.

Scores

Overall Score

41.6

Popularity Percentile (Year)

54.4%

Box Office Percentile (Year)

0.2%

Review Aggregate

85.2

Critic Consensus

100.0% Fresh • 5 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 100% of 5 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize dark, political, character-driven. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

Cast

Cast	Year	Reported Salary	Inflation Adjusted	Notes
Peggy Ashcroft	1988	$0	$0	(est)
John Mills	1988	$0	$0	(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score88.0

RT critic review count8

Rotten Tomatoes audience score88.0

RT audience rating count1,000

IMDb rating7.7

IMDb votes13,998

Rotten Tomatoes IMDb

Box Office ?

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Domestic	1988	$5,274	$13,985
International	1988	N/A	N/A
Worldwide	1988	$5,274	$13,985

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).

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue	1988	$2,637	$6,993
Digital Rentals ?	1988	N/A	N/A
Digital Purchases ?	1988	N/A	N/A
Physical Rentals ?	1988	$113,000	$299,646
Physical Purchases ?	1988	$59,000	$156,452
TV & Streaming Revenue	1988	$75,000	$198,880
Total Revenues	1988	$249,637	$661,971
Expenses
Budget ?	1988	$250,000 (est)	$662,933 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?	1988	$80,000 (est)	$212,139 (est)
Participations	1988	$5,000	$13,259
Residuals ?	1988	$15,000	$39,776
Interest & Overhead	1988	$50,000	$132,587
Total Expenses	1988	$400,000	$1,060,693
Movie Net Profit or Loss	1988	$-150,363	$-398,723

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When the Wind Blows