A Perfect Candidate (1996) Profit, Box Office & Budget

Synopsis

The filmmakers follow Oliver North's unsuccessful 1994 bid for a Virginia Senate seat, focusing on North's campaign strategist, Mark Goodin, and a Washington Post reporter. Mudslinging ensues.

Scores

Overall Score

25.0

Popularity Percentile (Year)

7.2%

Box Office Percentile (Year)

14.5%

Review Aggregate

83.6

Critic Consensus

85.7% Fresh • 14 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 86% of 14 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize political, satirical, character-driven. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

Cast

Cast	Year	Reported Salary	Inflation Adjusted	Notes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score89.0

RT critic review count19

Rotten Tomatoes audience score85.0

RT audience rating count1,000

IMDb rating7.3

IMDb votes297

Rotten Tomatoes IMDb

Box Office ?

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Domestic	1996	$134,485	$268,884
International	1996	N/A	N/A
Worldwide	1996	$134,485	$268,884

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).

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue	1996	$67,242	$134,442
Digital Rentals ?	1996	N/A	N/A
Digital Purchases ?	1996	N/A	N/A
Physical Rentals ?	1996	$2,774,000	$5,546,232
Physical Purchases ?	1996	$3,286,000	$6,569,906
TV & Streaming Revenue	1996	$60,518	$120,998
Total Revenues	1996	$6,187,761	$12,371,578
Expenses
Budget ?	1996	$151,000 (est)	$301,904 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?	1996	$108,000 (est)	$215,931 (est)
Participations	1996	$248,000	$495,842
Residuals ?	1996	$442,000	$883,718
Interest & Overhead	1996	$30,200	$60,381
Total Expenses	1996	$979,200	$1,957,776
Movie Net Profit or Loss	1996	$5,208,561	$10,413,802

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A Perfect Candidate