Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. (1999) Box Office, Profit & Reviews

Synopsis

A cinematic portrait of the life and career of the infamous American execution device designer and holocaust denier.

Scores

Overall Score

48.2

Popularity Percentile (Year)

37.7%

Box Office Percentile (Year)

38.2%

Review Aggregate

89.2

Critic Consensus

100.0% Fresh • 18 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 100% of 18 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize macabre, psychological, emotional. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

Cast

Cast	Year	Reported Salary	Inflation Adjusted	Notes
Fred A. Leuchter	1999	$18,000	$34,000	(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score100.0

RT critic review count42

Rotten Tomatoes audience score87.0

RT audience rating count2,500

IMDb rating7.5

IMDb votes5,925

Rotten Tomatoes IMDb

Box Office ?

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Domestic	1999	$507,941	$956,429
International	1999	N/A	N/A
Worldwide	1999	$507,941	$956,429

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	$253,970	$478,215
Digital Rentals ?	1999	N/A	N/A
Digital Purchases ?	1999	N/A	N/A
Physical Rentals ?	1999	$7,871,000	$14,820,724
Physical Purchases ?	1999	$10,173,000	$19,155,282
TV & Streaming Revenue	1999	$213,335	$401,700
Total Revenues	1999	$18,511,306	$34,855,921
Expenses
Budget ?	1999	$559,000 (est)	$1,052,571 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?	1999	$356,000 (est)	$670,331 (est)
Participations	1999	$740,000	$1,393,385
Residuals ?	1999	$1,336,000	$2,515,625
Interest & Overhead	1999	$111,800	$210,514
Total Expenses	1999	$3,102,800	$5,842,427
Movie Net Profit or Loss	1999	$15,408,506	$29,013,494

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Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr.