The Purple Rose of Cairo
“She's finally met the man of her dreams. He's not real, but you can't have everything.”
Cecilia is a waitress in New Jersey, living a dreary life during the Great Depression. Her only escape from her mundane reality is the movie theatre. After losing her job, Cecilia goes to see 'The Purple Rose of Cairo' in hopes of raising her spirits, where she watches dashing archaeologist Tom Baxter time and again.
Genres
Fantasy, Comedy, Romance
Studio
Jack Rollins & Charles H. Joffe Productions
Language
en
Status
Released
How The Purple Rose of Cairo performed
Budget
$15.0M
Worldwide Gross
$10.6M
Gross Profit
−$4.4M
Return
0.7× budget
Opening Wknd (est.)
$1M
Source: TMDB. Domestic/international split (~32/68, genre-typical) and the opening-weekend figure (35% of the domestic run, typical for Fantasy) 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
Cecilia
Mia Farrow
Cecilia
Tom Baxter / Gil Shepherd
Jeff Daniels
Tom Baxter / Gil Shepherd
Monk
Danny Aiello
Monk
Theater Manager
Irving Metzman
Theater Manager
Cecilia's Sister
Stephanie Farrow
Cecilia's Sister
Henry
Edward Herrmann
Henry
Jason
John Wood
Jason
Rita
Deborah Rush
Rita
Larry
Van Johnson
Larry
The Countess
Zoe Caldwell
The Countess
Father Donnelly
Milo O'Shea
Father Donnelly
Emma
Dianne Wiest
Emma
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