Basic Instinct
“A brutal murder. A brilliant killer. A cop who can't resist the danger.”
Catherine, a novelist with an insatiable sexual appetite, becomes a prime suspect when her boyfriend is brutally murdered -- a crime she had described in her latest story.
Genres
Thriller, Mystery
Studio
Carolco Pictures
Language
en
Status
Released
How Basic Instinct performed
Budget
$49.0M
Worldwide Gross
$352.9M
Gross Profit
$303.9M
Return
7.2× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$56M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~42/58, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (38% of the domestic run, typical for Thriller) are MoviesRankd estimates. Profit is gross revenue minus production budget and excludes marketing — studios typically need ~2–2.5× budget to break even.
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Cast
Detective Nick Curran
Michael Douglas
Detective Nick Curran
Catherine Tramell
Sharon Stone
Catherine Tramell
Gus
George Dzundza
Gus
Dr. Beth Garner
Jeanne Tripplehorn
Dr. Beth Garner
Lieutenant Walker
Denis Arndt
Lieutenant Walker
Roxy
Leilani Sarelle
Roxy
Andrews
Bruce A. Young
Andrews
Captain Talcott
Chelcie Ross
Captain Talcott
Hazel Dobkins
Dorothy Malone
Hazel Dobkins
John Correli
Wayne Knight
John Correli
Lieutenant Nilsen
Daniel von Bargen
Lieutenant Nilsen
Dr. Lamott
Stephen Tobolowsky
Dr. Lamott
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