A View to a Kill

1985 | Action, Adventure, Thriller, Spy

Synopsis

The recovery of a microchip from the body of a fellow British secret agent leads James Bond to mad industrialist Max Zorin, who is scheming to cause massive destruction.

Scores

Overall Score
81.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
89.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
92.1%
Review Aggregate
44.1

Critic Consensus

35.3% Fresh • 51 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 35% of 51 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, historical, suspenseful. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plothistoricalsuspensefulaction-packedcharacter-drivenemotional

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Roger Moore1985$2,157,000$6,288,000(est)
Tanya Roberts1985$1,328,000$3,870,000(est)
Grace Jones1985$1,000,000$2,914,000(est)
Patrick Macnee1985$817,000$2,383,000(est)
Christopher Walken1985$699,000$2,038,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score36.0
RT critic review count61
Rotten Tomatoes audience score40.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating6.3
IMDb votes109,586

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1985$50,327,960$146,727,517
International1985N/AN/A
Worldwide1985$50,328,160$146,728,100

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 Revenue1985$25,163,980$73,363,758
Digital Rentals ?1985N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1985N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1985$26,340,000$76,792,359
Physical Purchases ?1985$11,586,000$33,778,143
TV & Streaming Revenue1985$12,581,990$36,681,879
Total Revenues1985$75,671,970$220,616,140
Expenses
Budget ?1985$30,000,000$87,462,824
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1985$8,628,000 (est)$25,154,308 (est)
Participations1985$6,054,000$17,649,998
Residuals ?1985$3,401,000$9,915,369
Interest & Overhead1985$5,100,000$14,868,680
Total Expenses1985$53,183,000$155,051,179
Movie Net Profit or Loss1985$22,488,970$65,564,961

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