made on a budget of $56 million (equivalent to $ million in ), "evita" was released on december 25, 1996, and grossed over $141 million (equivalent to $ million in ) worldwide. rotten tomatoes, a review aggregator, surveyed 37 reviews and judged 62% to be positive. the film garnered awards and nominations in several categories and has won 19 awards from 40 nominations, with particular recognition for madonna, parker, rice, webber, and the song "you must love me" from the film.