Judgment in Berlin (1988) Profit, Box Office & Budget

Synopsis

American judge in Germany must decide if the hijacking of an East German plane into West Berlin was justified.

Scores

Overall Score

15.3

Popularity Percentile (Year)

8.6%

Box Office Percentile (Year)

11.4%

Review Aggregate

36.9

Critic Consensus

33.3% Fresh • 3 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 33% of 3 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, character-driven, visually striking. Many reviews cite uneven tone as the main reasons it falls short.

Cast

Cast	Year	Reported Salary	Inflation Adjusted	Notes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score20.0

RT critic review count5

Rotten Tomatoes audience score41.0

RT audience rating count500

IMDb rating5.8

IMDb votes934

Rotten Tomatoes IMDb

Box Office ?

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Domestic	1988	$229,556	$608,721
International	1988	N/A	N/A
Worldwide	1988	$229,556	$608,721

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	$114,778	$304,361
Digital Rentals ?	1988	N/A	N/A
Digital Purchases ?	1988	N/A	N/A
Physical Rentals ?	1988	$1,918,000	$5,086,024
Physical Purchases ?	1988	$1,003,000	$2,659,688
TV & Streaming Revenue	1988	$96,414	$255,663
Total Revenues	1988	$3,132,192	$8,305,735
Expenses
Budget ?	1988	$253,000 (est)	$670,888 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?	1988	$184,000 (est)	$487,919 (est)
Participations	1988	$125,000	$331,467
Residuals ?	1988	$212,000	$562,167
Interest & Overhead	1988	$50,600	$134,178
Total Expenses	1988	$824,600	$2,186,619
Movie Net Profit or Loss	1988	$2,307,592	$6,119,116

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Judgment in Berlin