Xanadu

1980 | Fantasy, Musical, Romance

Synopsis

A struggling artist living in Los Angeles meets a girl who may hold the key to his happiness.

Scores

Overall Score
64.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
67.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
70.5%
Review Aggregate
47.0

Critic Consensus

42.9% Fresh • 35 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 43% of 35 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, stylized, realistic. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

funnystylizedrealisticsurrealvisually strikingscary

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Olivia Newton-John1980$1,924,000$7,325,000(est)
Gene Kelly1980$1,184,000$4,509,000(est)
Michael Beck1980$892,000$3,395,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score33.0
RT critic review count46
Rotten Tomatoes audience score58.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating5.4
IMDb votes16,416

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1980$22,762,572$86,658,002
International1980N/AN/A
Worldwide1980$22,763,248$86,660,576

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 Revenue1980$11,381,286$43,329,001
Digital Rentals ?1980N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1980N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1980$2,779,000$10,579,762
Physical Purchases ?1980$2,601,000$9,902,109
TV & Streaming Revenue1980$5,690,643$21,664,501
Total Revenues1980$22,451,929$85,475,372
Expenses
Budget ?1980$20,000,000$76,140,783
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1980$5,264,000 (est)$20,040,254 (est)
Participations1980$449,000$1,709,361
Residuals ?1980$662,000$2,520,260
Interest & Overhead1980$4,000,000$15,228,157
Total Expenses1980$30,375,000$115,638,814
Movie Net Profit or Loss1980$-7,923,071$-30,163,441

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