Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997) Profit, Box Office & Budget

Synopsis

A visiting city reporter's assignment suddenly revolves around the murder trial of a local millionaire, who he befriends.

Scores

Overall Score

68.1

Popularity Percentile (Year)

69.7%

Box Office Percentile (Year)

70.9%

Review Aggregate

59.7

Critic Consensus

47.4% Fresh • 19 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 47% of 19 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize stylized, character-driven, suspenseful. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

Cast

Cast	Year	Reported Salary	Inflation Adjusted	Notes
Kevin Spacey	1997	$4,333,000	$8,469,000	(est)
John Cusack	1997	$2,667,000	$5,213,000	(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score51.0

RT critic review count39

Rotten Tomatoes audience score65.0

RT audience rating count25,000

IMDb rating6.6

IMDb votes43,009

Rotten Tomatoes IMDb

Box Office ?

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Domestic	1997	$25,105,255	$49,068,651
International	1997	N/A	N/A
Worldwide	1997	$25,105,255	$49,068,651

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	1997	$12,552,628	$24,534,326
Digital Rentals ?	1997	N/A	N/A
Digital Purchases ?	1997	N/A	N/A
Physical Rentals ?	1997	$24,343,000	$47,578,811
Physical Purchases ?	1997	$32,524,000	$63,568,715
TV & Streaming Revenue	1997	$6,276,314	$12,267,163
Total Revenues	1997	$75,695,941	$147,949,014
Expenses
Budget ?	1997	$35,000,000	$68,408,100
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?	1997	$19,545,000 (est)	$38,201,037 (est)
Participations	1997	$3,028,000	$5,918,278
Residuals ?	1997	$4,500,000	$8,795,327
Interest & Overhead	1997	$5,950,000	$11,629,377
Total Expenses	1997	$68,023,000	$132,952,119
Movie Net Profit or Loss	1997	$7,672,941	$14,996,895

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