Yentl

1983 | Drama, Musical, Romance, Cross-dressing

Synopsis

A Jewish girl disguises herself as a boy to enter religious training.

Scores

Overall Score
72.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
63.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
86.4%
Review Aggregate
70.3

Critic Consensus

69.4% Fresh • 72 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 69% of 72 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, visually striking, lighthearted. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotvisually strikinglightheartedemotionalfunnyhistoricalstylizedchristmasromanticcharacter-driven

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Barbra Streisand1983$1,000,000 source$3,149,598reported
Mandy Patinkin1983$711,000$2,238,000(est)
Amy Irving1983$535,000$1,685,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score69.0
RT critic review count78
Rotten Tomatoes audience score75.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating6.6
IMDb votes17,046

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1983$40,218,899$126,673,380
International1983N/AN/A
Worldwide1983$40,219,251$126,674,488

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 Revenue1983$20,109,450$63,336,690
Digital Rentals ?1983N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1983N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1983$11,551,000$36,381,011
Physical Purchases ?1983$7,983,000$25,143,244
TV & Streaming Revenue1983$10,054,725$31,668,345
Total Revenues1983$49,698,174$156,529,290
Expenses
Budget ?1983$12,000,000$37,795,181
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1983$6,442,000 (est)$20,289,713 (est)
Participations1983$3,976,000$12,522,803
Residuals ?1983$1,919,000$6,044,079
Interest & Overhead1983$2,400,000$7,559,036
Total Expenses1983$26,737,000$84,210,812
Movie Net Profit or Loss1983$22,961,174$72,318,478

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