Virgil Tibbs Trilogy
3 Movies#policeman#southern usa#small town#police chief#racial segregation#racist#stolen money#thief#murder#youth gang#racism#whodunit#poverty#false accusations#police station#racial tension#bigotry#autopsy room
Budget $2,000,000
Revenue $27,379,978
Net Return +$25,379,978
Performance 13.69x budget
Profitable0x 1.0x (Budget) 2.5x (Est. Break-even)
* Movies typically require ~2.5x budget in ticket sales to cover marketing and theater splits.
In the Heat of the Night is a 1967 American mystery drama film directed by Norman Jewison. It is based on John Ball's 1965 novel of the same name and tells the story of Virgil Tibbs, a black police detective from Philadelphia, who becomes involved in a murder investigation in a small town in Mississippi. It stars Sidney Poitier. The film was followed by two sequels also starring Poitier, They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970) and The Organization (1971). It was also the basis of a 1988 television series adaptation of the same name.
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In the Heat of the Night
77%
1967
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
59%
1970
The Organization
63%
1971