The Swindle

1998 | Comedy, Crime, Thriller

Synopsis

Betty and Victor are a pair of scam artists. One day Betty brings in Maurice, a treasurer of a multinational company. Maurice is due to transfer 5 millions francs out of Switzerland, and Betty is convinced he plans to steal that money.

Scores

Overall Score
27.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
16.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
21.5%
Review Aggregate
62.2

Critic Consensus

68.0% Fresh • 25 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 68% of 25 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, stylized, funny. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

character-drivenstylizedfunnypsychologicalsuspensefulemotional

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score71.0
RT critic review count28
Rotten Tomatoes audience score50.0
RT audience rating count250
IMDb rating6.5
IMDb votes3,220

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1998$250,899$482,865
International1998N/AN/A
Worldwide1998$250,899$482,865

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 Revenue1998$125,450$241,433
Digital Rentals ?1998N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1998N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1998$3,643,000$7,011,099
Physical Purchases ?1998$5,096,000$9,807,455
TV & Streaming Revenue1998$112,905$217,289
Total Revenues1998$8,977,354$17,277,276
Expenses
Budget ?1998$276,000 (est)$531,173 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1998$201,000 (est)$386,833 (est)
Participations1998$359,000$690,910
Residuals ?1998$643,000$1,237,479
Interest & Overhead1998$55,200$106,235
Total Expenses1998$1,534,200$2,952,629
Movie Net Profit or Loss1998$7,443,154$14,324,647

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