Death and the Maiden (1994) Box Office, Profit & Reviews

Synopsis

A political activist is convinced that her guest is a man who once tortured her for the government.

Scores

Overall Score

53.3

Popularity Percentile (Year)

58.6%

Box Office Percentile (Year)

31.6%

Review Aggregate

79.2

Critic Consensus

78.8% Fresh • 33 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 79% of 33 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize suspenseful, character-driven, thought-provoking. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

Cast

Cast	Year	Reported Salary	Inflation Adjusted	Notes
Sigourney Weaver	1994	$1,154,000	$2,444,000	(est)
Ben Kingsley	1994	$711,000	$1,504,000	(est)
Stuart Wilson	1994	$535,000	$1,132,000	(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score82.0

RT critic review count50

Rotten Tomatoes audience score81.0

RT audience rating count5,000

IMDb rating7.2

IMDb votes28,326

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Box Office ?

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Domestic	1994	$3,103,716	$6,569,742
International	1994	N/A	N/A
Worldwide	1994	$3,103,716	$6,569,742

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	1994	$1,551,858	$3,284,871
Digital Rentals ?	1994	N/A	N/A
Digital Purchases ?	1994	N/A	N/A
Physical Rentals ?	1994	$13,329,000	$28,213,949
Physical Purchases ?	1994	$12,303,000	$26,042,180
TV & Streaming Revenue	1994	$1,241,486	$2,627,897
Total Revenues	1994	$28,425,344	$60,168,896
Expenses
Budget ?	1994	$12,000,000	$25,400,809
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?	1994	$2,284,000 (est)	$4,834,621 (est)
Participations	1994	$1,137,000	$2,406,727
Residuals ?	1994	$1,947,000	$4,121,281
Interest & Overhead	1994	$2,400,000	$5,080,162
Total Expenses	1994	$19,768,000	$41,843,600
Movie Net Profit or Loss	1994	$8,657,344	$18,325,296

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