The Accused (1988) Box Office, Profit & Reviews

Synopsis

After a young woman suffers a brutal gang rape in a bar one night, a prosecutor assists in bringing the perpetrators to justice, including the ones who encouraged and cheered on the attack.

Scores

Overall Score

80.3

Popularity Percentile (Year)

76.4%

Box Office Percentile (Year)

83.9%

Review Aggregate

82.6

Critic Consensus

94.4% Fresh • 18 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 94% of 18 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, emotional, visually striking. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

Cast

Cast	Year	Reported Salary	Inflation Adjusted	Notes
Jodie Foster	1988	$1,609,000	$4,268,000	(est)
Kelly McGillis	1988	$991,000	$2,627,000	(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score93.0

RT critic review count27

Rotten Tomatoes audience score79.0

RT audience rating count10,000

IMDb rating7.1

IMDb votes42,205

Rotten Tomatoes IMDb

Box Office ?

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Domestic	1988	$32,078,318	$85,063,130
International	1988	N/A	N/A
Worldwide	1988	$32,078,318	$85,063,130

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	$16,039,159	$42,531,565
Digital Rentals ?	1988	N/A	N/A
Digital Purchases ?	1988	N/A	N/A
Physical Rentals ?	1988	$31,321,000	$83,054,925
Physical Purchases ?	1988	$16,383,000	$43,443,339
TV & Streaming Revenue	1988	$8,019,580	$21,265,782
Total Revenues	1988	$71,762,738	$190,295,612
Expenses
Budget ?	1988	$13,000,000	$34,472,527
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?	1988	$6,818,000 (est)	$18,079,515 (est)
Participations	1988	$5,741,000	$15,223,598
Residuals ?	1988	$3,906,000	$10,357,669
Interest & Overhead	1988	$2,600,000	$6,894,505
Total Expenses	1988	$32,065,000	$85,027,814
Movie Net Profit or Loss	1988	$39,697,738	$105,267,798

Similar Movies

Related titles based on shared genres and franchise overlap. View all similar movies

Movie	Year	Match	Overall	Est. Profit
The Dark Knight	2008	Shared genres: 2	98.6	$250,967,539
The Silence of the Lambs	1991	Shared genres: 2	97.9	$117,523,648
The Dark Knight Rises	2012	Shared genres: 2	97.3	$152,583,235
The Departed	2006	Shared genres: 2	97.2	$59,505,050
Catch Me If You Can	2002	Shared genres: 2	97.0	$116,707,549

The Accused