Windy City

1984 | Drama, Romance

Synopsis

The lives of a group of young Chicago men as seen through the eyes of one of them, a thirtysomething writer suffering from the early onset of midlife crisis brought on by nostalgia, his dying friend, and the wedding of his old flame.

Scores

Overall Score
11.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
1.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
3.7%
Review Aggregate
48.1

Critic Consensus

14.3% Fresh • 7 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 14% of 7 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize romantic, character-driven, emotional. Many reviews cite execution consistency as the main reasons it falls short.

romanticcharacter-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provokingrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
John Shea1984$6,000$18,000(est)
Kate Capshaw1984$4,000$11,000(est)
Josh Mostel1984$3,000$8,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score14.0
RT critic review count7
Rotten Tomatoes audience score80.0
RT audience rating count25
IMDb rating5.8
IMDb votes340

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1984$343,890$1,038,290
International1984N/AN/A
Worldwide1984$343,890$1,038,290

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$171,945$519,145
Digital Rentals ?1984N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1984N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1984$209,000$631,023
Physical Purchases ?1984$111,000$335,137
TV & Streaming Revenue1984$137,556$415,316
Total Revenues1984$629,501$1,900,620
Expenses
Budget ?1984$378,000 (est)$1,141,276 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1984$275,000 (est)$830,294 (est)
Participations1984$13,000$39,250
Residuals ?1984$27,000$81,520
Interest & Overhead1984$75,600$228,255
Total Expenses1984$768,600$2,320,595
Movie Net Profit or Loss1984$-139,099$-419,975

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