The Pelican Brief

1993 | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Louisiana, New Orleans, North America, Politics, USA

Synopsis

A law student uncovers a conspiracy, putting herself and others in danger.

Scores

Overall Score
83.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
83.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
96.9%
Review Aggregate
59.9

Critic Consensus

N/A • 0 critic reviews

No professional critic quote data was available to synthesize a consensus summary.

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Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Julia Roberts1993$5,000,000 source$10,854,672reported
Denzel Washington1993$1,599,000$3,471,000(est)
Sam Shepard1993$1,204,000$2,614,000(est)
John Heard1993$984,000$2,137,000(est)
Tony Goldwyn1993$842,000$1,828,000(est)
James B. Sikking1993$741,000$1,609,000(est)
William Atherton1993$665,000$1,444,000(est)
Robert Culp1993$606,000$1,315,000(est)
Stanley Tucci1993$558,000$1,211,000(est)
Hume Cronyn1993$518,000$1,125,000(est)
John Lithgow1993$485,000$1,053,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score55.0
RT critic review count53
Rotten Tomatoes audience score61.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating6.6
IMDb votes101,474

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1993$100,768,056$218,760,830
International1993N/AN/A
Worldwide1993$100,768,056$218,760,830

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 Revenue1993$50,384,028$109,380,415
Digital Rentals ?1993N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1993N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1993$54,536,000$118,394,073
Physical Purchases ?1993$43,823,000$95,136,854
TV & Streaming Revenue1993$28,215,056$61,253,032
Total Revenues1993$176,958,084$384,164,375
Expenses
Budget ?1993$45,000,000$97,692,044
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1993$17,028,000 (est)$36,966,669 (est)
Participations1993$14,157,000$30,733,917
Residuals ?1993$8,624,000$18,722,137
Interest & Overhead1993$7,650,000$16,607,647
Total Expenses1993$92,459,000$200,722,415
Movie Net Profit or Loss1993$84,499,084$183,441,960

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