The Beguiled

2017 | Drama, History, Thriller, War, Western

Synopsis

The unexpected arrival of a wounded Union soldier at a girls school in Virginia during the American Civil War leads to jealousy and betrayal.

Scores

Overall Score
78.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
83.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
80.0%
Review Aggregate
64.2

Critic Consensus

79.1% Fresh • 326 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 79% of 326 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.

visually strikingsuspensefulcharacter-drivendarkstylizedhistoricalfunnyemotionalpsychologicalgritty

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Colin Farrell2017$814,000$1,041,000(est)
Nicole Kidman2017$501,000$641,000(est)
Kirsten Dunst2017$377,000$483,000(est)
Elle Fanning2017$308,000$395,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score79.0
RT critic review count326
Rotten Tomatoes audience score48.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating6.3
IMDb votes65,241

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2017$10,709,995$13,707,570
International2017$17,159,134$21,961,731
Worldwide2017$27,869,129$35,669,301

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 Revenue2017$12,218,651$15,638,478
Digital Rentals ?2017$3,776,000$4,832,849
Digital Purchases ?2017$4,214,000$5,393,439
Physical Rentals ?2017$2,817,000$3,605,438
Physical Purchases ?2017$8,090,000$10,354,276
TV & Streaming Revenue2017$2,570,399$3,289,817
Total Revenues2017$33,686,050$43,114,296
Expenses
Budget ?2017$10,000,000$12,798,858
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2017$11,700,000 (est)$14,974,663 (est)
Participations2017$1,347,000$1,724,006
Residuals ?2017$1,163,000$1,488,507
Interest & Overhead2017$2,000,000$2,559,772
Total Expenses2017$26,210,000$33,545,806
Movie Net Profit or Loss2017$7,476,050$9,568,490

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