Assassination

1987 | Action, Drama, Romance, Thriller, Politics

Synopsis

A presidential bodyguard is assigned to protect an objectionable first lady as repeated attempts are made on her life.

Scores

Overall Score
38.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
32.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
49.5%
Review Aggregate
33.3

Critic Consensus

0.0% Fresh • 1 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 0% of 1 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, romantic, suspenseful. Many reviews cite execution consistency as the main reasons it falls short.

character-drivenromanticsuspensefulaction-packedemotionalvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Charles Bronson1987$64,000$178,000(est)
Jill Ireland1987$40,000$109,000(est)
Stephen Elliott1987$30,000$82,000(est)
Jan Gan Boyd1987$24,000$67,000(est)
Randy Brooks1987$21,000$58,000(est)
Michael Ansara1987$18,000$51,000(est)
William Prince1987$16,000$46,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic scoreN/A
RT critic review count1
Rotten Tomatoes audience score20.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating5.2
IMDb votes4,096

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1987$6,075,793$16,777,960
International1987N/AN/A
Worldwide1987$6,075,793$16,777,960

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 Revenue1987$3,037,896$8,388,980
Digital Rentals ?1987N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1987N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1987$12,498,000$34,512,523
Physical Purchases ?1987$5,830,000$16,099,217
TV & Streaming Revenue1987$1,458,190$4,026,710
Total Revenues1987$22,824,087$63,027,430
Expenses
Budget ?1987$4,469,000 (est)$12,340,892 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1987$2,633,000 (est)$7,270,881 (est)
Participations1987$913,000$2,521,198
Residuals ?1987$1,417,000$3,912,966
Interest & Overhead1987$893,800$2,468,178
Total Expenses1987$10,325,800$28,514,115
Movie Net Profit or Loss1987$12,498,287$34,513,315

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