Wild Orchid

1990 | Drama, Romance, Off-Screen Couples On-Screen

Synopsis

A female lawyer becomes mesmerized by a self-made millionaire during an encounter in Rio setting off a series of erotic encounters.

Scores

Overall Score
48.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
52.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
54.7%
Review Aggregate
29.9

Critic Consensus

8.7% Fresh • 23 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 9% of 23 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, thin plot, stylized. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

funnythin plotstylizedpacing issuescharacter-drivenromantic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Mickey Rourke1990$456,000$1,094,000(est)
Jacqueline Bisset1990$280,000$673,000(est)
Carré Otis1990$211,000$507,000(est)
Assumpta Serna1990$173,000$414,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score9.0
RT critic review count32
Rotten Tomatoes audience score43.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating4.5
IMDb votes13,499

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1990$11,060,485$26,546,856
International1990N/AN/A
Worldwide1990$11,060,485$26,546,856

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$5,530,242$13,273,428
Digital Rentals ?1990N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1990N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1990$24,305,000$58,335,718
Physical Purchases ?1990$13,176,000$31,624,416
TV & Streaming Revenue1990$2,654,516$6,371,245
Total Revenues1990$45,665,759$109,604,807
Expenses
Budget ?1990$7,000,000$16,801,071
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1990$3,206,000 (est)$7,694,890 (est)
Participations1990$3,653,000$8,767,759
Residuals ?1990$2,892,000$6,941,242
Interest & Overhead1990$1,400,000$3,360,214
Total Expenses1990$18,151,000$43,565,177
Movie Net Profit or Loss1990$27,514,759$66,039,630

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