Mississippi Burning (1988) Profit, Box Office & Budget

Synopsis

Two FBI agents with wildly different styles arrive in Mississippi to investigate the disappearance of three civil rights activists.

Scores

Overall Score

87.1

Popularity Percentile (Year)

90.4%

Box Office Percentile (Year)

85.3%

Review Aggregate

82.6

Critic Consensus

77.3% Fresh • 22 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 77% of 22 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize visually striking, suspenseful, character-driven. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

Cast

Cast	Year	Reported Salary	Inflation Adjusted	Notes
Gene Hackman	1988	$1,857,000	$4,924,000	(est)
Willem Dafoe	1988	$1,143,000	$3,031,000	(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score79.0

RT critic review count29

Rotten Tomatoes audience score90.0

RT audience rating count25,000

IMDb rating7.8

IMDb votes124,179

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Box Office ?

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Domestic	1988	$34,603,943	$91,760,414
International	1988	N/A	N/A
Worldwide	1988	$34,603,943	$91,760,414

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	$17,301,972	$45,880,207
Digital Rentals ?	1988	N/A	N/A
Digital Purchases ?	1988	N/A	N/A
Physical Rentals ?	1988	$33,600,000	$89,098,225
Physical Purchases ?	1988	$17,575,000	$46,604,205
TV & Streaming Revenue	1988	$8,650,986	$22,940,103
Total Revenues	1988	$77,127,957	$204,522,740
Expenses
Budget ?	1988	$15,000,000	$39,775,993
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?	1988	$6,768,000 (est)	$17,946,928 (est)
Participations	1988	$6,170,000	$16,361,192
Residuals ?	1988	$4,193,000	$11,118,716
Interest & Overhead	1988	$3,000,000	$7,955,199
Total Expenses	1988	$35,131,000	$93,158,028
Movie Net Profit or Loss	1988	$41,996,957	$111,364,713

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