Dial M for Murder (1999) Box Office, Profit & Reviews

Synopsis

A London playboy plots the perfect murder of his rich, unfaithful Wife.

Scores

Overall Score

46.7

Popularity Percentile (Year)

57.2%

Box Office Percentile (Year)

12.0%

Review Aggregate

83.7

Critic Consensus

90.0% Fresh • 40 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 90% of 40 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize suspenseful, psychological, historical. 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 score90.0

RT critic review count48

Rotten Tomatoes audience score92.0

RT audience rating count25,000

IMDb rating6.2

IMDb votes136

Rotten Tomatoes IMDb

Box Office ?

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Domestic	1999	$12,562	$23,654
International	1999	$6,254	$11,776
Worldwide	1999	$18,816	$35,430

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	1999	$8,783	$16,537
Digital Rentals ?	1999	N/A	N/A
Digital Purchases ?	1999	N/A	N/A
Physical Rentals ?	1999	$1,453,000	$2,735,931
Physical Purchases ?	1999	$1,878,000	$3,536,186
TV & Streaming Revenue	1999	$75,000	$141,222
Total Revenues	1999	$3,414,783	$6,429,876
Expenses
Budget ?	1999	$250,000 (est)	$470,738 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?	1999	$80,000 (est)	$150,636 (est)
Participations	1999	$137,000	$257,965
Residuals ?	1999	$241,000	$453,792
Interest & Overhead	1999	$50,000	$94,148
Total Expenses	1999	$758,000	$1,427,279
Movie Net Profit or Loss	1999	$2,656,783	$5,002,598

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