4Murder by Numbers – $50 million
Based on the ‘Leopold and Loeb’ case, the psychological thriller film ‘Murder by Numbers’, produced and directed by Barbet Schroeder, stars Ryan Gosling, Michael Pitt, Ben Chaplin and sexy Sandra Bullock.
It was released in the US and Canada on April 19, 2002, grossing $9.3 million in 2.663 theaters in its opening weekend.
Overall, the film brought in a total of $56.714 million worldwide against a $50 million budget.
The film? Good and not that good.
Receiving mixed to negative reviews, the film was awarded with 6.1 stars on IMDB and the film review aggregator ‘Rotten Tomatoes’ awarded a 31% ‘rotten’ based on 125 reviews.
Story line : ‘Two gifted high school students execute a “perfect” murder – then become engaged in an intellectual contest with a seasoned homicide detective.’
