Murderous Maids

2002 | Biography, Crime, Drama, Actual Events Adaptation, Foreign Language

Synopsis

Based on the true story of two chambermaids (the Papin sisters) of 1930s France who murdered their employer and her daughter.

Scores

Overall Score
35.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
19.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
30.8%
Review Aggregate
77.5

Critic Consensus

90.2% Fresh • 51 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 90% of 51 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, gritty, emotional. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

character-drivengrittyemotionalsuspensefulmacabrethought-provokinghistoricalscarydarkpsychological

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score90.0
RT critic review count52
Rotten Tomatoes audience score70.0
RT audience rating count500
IMDb rating6.8
IMDb votes1,363

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2002$225,390$393,023
International2002N/AN/A
Worldwide2002$225,390$393,023

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).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2002$112,695$196,512
Digital Rentals ?2002$5,000$8,719
Digital Purchases ?2002N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2002$5,402,000$9,419,719
Physical Purchases ?2002$10,072,000$17,563,015
TV & Streaming Revenue2002$101,426$176,860
Total Revenues2002$15,693,120$27,364,824
Expenses
Budget ?2002$250,000 (est)$435,937 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2002$180,000 (est)$313,874 (est)
Participations2002$628,000$1,095,073
Residuals ?2002$1,141,000$1,989,615
Interest & Overhead2002$50,000$87,187
Total Expenses2002$2,249,000$3,921,686
Movie Net Profit or Loss2002$13,444,120$23,443,138

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