Bellman and True (1988) Box Office, Profit & Reviews

Synopsis

Hiller, a computer expert, was bribed by group of bank robbers to obtain details of the security system at a newly-built bank. Having obtained the information, he thought he'd seen the last of the robbers. But now they've traced him and his son to London. They hold the son hostage and force Hiller to decode the information about the alarm and then to take part in the robbery.

Scores

Overall Score

23.4

Popularity Percentile (Year)

4.9%

Box Office Percentile (Year)

11.0%

Review Aggregate

86.7

Critic Consensus

100.0% Fresh • 1 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 100% of 1 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, emotional, visually striking. 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 scoreN/A

RT critic review count3

Rotten Tomatoes audience score100.0

RT audience rating count25

IMDb rating6.8

IMDb votes599

Rotten Tomatoes IMDb

Box Office ?

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Domestic	1988	$226,944	$601,795
International	1988	N/A	N/A
Worldwide	1988	$226,944	$601,795

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	1988	$113,472	$300,897
Digital Rentals ?	1988	N/A	N/A
Digital Purchases ?	1988	N/A	N/A
Physical Rentals ?	1988	$1,786,000	$4,735,995
Physical Purchases ?	1988	$934,000	$2,476,719
TV & Streaming Revenue	1988	$95,316	$252,754
Total Revenues	1988	$2,928,788	$7,766,365
Expenses
Budget ?	1988	$250,000 (est)	$662,933 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?	1988	$182,000 (est)	$482,615 (est)
Participations	1988	$117,000	$310,253
Residuals ?	1988	$197,000	$522,391
Interest & Overhead	1988	$50,000	$132,587
Total Expenses	1988	$796,000	$2,110,779
Movie Net Profit or Loss	1988	$2,132,788	$5,655,586

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