Scottsboro: An American Tragedy (2001) Profit, Box Office & Budget

Synopsis

The history of the "Scottsboro Boys," a group of African American men who were victims of a racist miscarriage of justice that became a national controversy.

Scores

Overall Score

17.4

Popularity Percentile (Year)

3.4%

Box Office Percentile (Year)

1.9%

Review Aggregate

76.0

Critic Consensus

0.0% Fresh • 1 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 0% of 1 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize historical, character-driven, emotional. Many reviews cite execution consistency as the main reasons it falls short.

Cast

Cast	Year	Reported Salary	Inflation Adjusted	Notes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score67.0

RT critic review count6

Rotten Tomatoes audience score87.0

RT audience rating count100

IMDb rating7.5

IMDb votes374

Rotten Tomatoes IMDb

Box Office ?

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Domestic	2001	$6,123	$10,846
International	2001	N/A	N/A
Worldwide	2001	$6,123	$10,846

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	2001	$3,062	$5,423
Digital Rentals ?	2001	N/A	N/A
Digital Purchases ?	2001	N/A	N/A
Physical Rentals ?	2001	$191,000	$338,321
Physical Purchases ?	2001	$285,000	$504,825
TV & Streaming Revenue	2001	$75,000	$132,849
Total Revenues	2001	$554,062	$981,418
Expenses
Budget ?	2001	$250,000 (est)	$442,829 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?	2001	$80,000 (est)	$141,705 (est)
Participations	2001	$11,000	$19,484
Residuals ?	2001	$35,000	$61,996
Interest & Overhead	2001	$50,000	$88,566
Total Expenses	2001	$426,000	$754,580
Movie Net Profit or Loss	2001	$128,062	$226,837

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Scottsboro: An American Tragedy