Betty

1993 | Drama, Foreign Language

Synopsis

A drunken self-destructive woman called Betty wanders through bars and meets a man that drives her to a restaurant outside Paris called Le Trou (The Hole). She meets the middle-aged alcoholic Laure from Lyon, who is the lover of the Le Trou's owner Mario. Laure decides to take care of Betty and brings her to the room next-door in her hotel. Along the days, Betty tells the story of her bourgeois life and her unhappy marriage to Laure and also recalls moments of her promiscuous life.

Scores

Overall Score
21.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
9.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
6.1%
Review Aggregate
74.5

Critic Consensus

90.0% Fresh • 10 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 90% of 10 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize psychological, stylized, uplifting. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

psychologicalstylizedupliftinghistoricalvisually strikingcharacter-driven

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score92.0
RT critic review count13
Rotten Tomatoes audience score59.0
RT audience rating count500
IMDb rating6.8
IMDb votes1,868

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1993$58,099$126,129
International1993N/AN/A
Worldwide1993$58,099$126,129

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 Revenue1993$29,050$63,065
Digital Rentals ?1993N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1993N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1993$1,212,000$2,631,172
Physical Purchases ?1993$974,000$2,114,490
TV & Streaming Revenue1993$29,050$63,065
Total Revenues1993$2,244,099$4,871,791
Expenses
Budget ?1993$250,000 (est)$542,734 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1993$80,000 (est)$173,675 (est)
Participations1993$90,000$195,384
Residuals ?1993$154,000$334,324
Interest & Overhead1993$50,000$108,547
Total Expenses1993$624,000$1,354,663
Movie Net Profit or Loss1993$1,620,099$3,517,128

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