The ruse succeeds, and the accusation of fraud is abandoned. James, relieved of his worries, ends his fraud. Because Veronica has become sexually involved with him during her participation in his deceit, she assumes the role of a mother toward the children, though she is not explicitly said to marry James. "Krippendorf's Tribe" opened at #7 in its opening weekend with $3,316,377. By the end of its domestic run, the film grossed $7,571,115. The film received generally negative reviews; review aggregate Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a 16% rating based on 37 reviews.