A Hijacking

2013 | Drama, Thriller, Foreign Language

Synopsis

The crew of a Danish cargo ship is hijacked by Somali pirates who proceed to engage in escalating negotiations with authorities in Copenhagen.

Scores

Overall Score
67.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
64.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
63.4%
Review Aggregate
82.8

Critic Consensus

96.4% Fresh • 110 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 96% of 110 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize suspenseful, realistic, emotional. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

suspensefulrealisticemotionalstylizedpsychologicalgrittyscarydarkvisually strikingcharacter-driven

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Søren Malling2013$1,221,000$1,643,000(est)
Pilou Asbæk2013$751,000$1,012,000(est)
Dar Salim2013$566,000$762,000(est)
Roland Møller2013$462,000$623,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score96.0
RT critic review count110
Rotten Tomatoes audience score76.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating7.1
IMDb votes17,886

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2013$414,437$557,978
International2013$2,274,007$3,061,614
Worldwide2013$2,688,444$3,619,592

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 Revenue2013$1,116,821$1,503,635
Digital Rentals ?2013$2,859,000$3,849,220
Digital Purchases ?2013$1,709,000$2,300,915
Physical Rentals ?2013$3,695,000$4,974,770
Physical Purchases ?2013$9,574,000$12,889,973
TV & Streaming Revenue2013$174,064$234,351
Total Revenues2013$19,127,885$25,752,865
Expenses
Budget ?2013$15,000,000$20,195,279
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2013$2,086,000 (est)$2,808,490 (est)
Participations2013$383,000$515,653
Residuals ?2013$1,143,000$1,538,880
Interest & Overhead2013$3,000,000$4,039,056
Total Expenses2013$21,612,000$29,097,358
Movie Net Profit or Loss2013$-2,484,115$-3,344,493

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