Behind Enemy Lines

2001 | Action, Drama, Thriller, War, Aviation

Synopsis

A disillusioned navigator, shot down over war-torn Bosnia, goes on the run from the local military as well as an assassin, while his commanding officer risks all to save him.

Scores

Overall Score
79.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
86.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
86.6%
Review Aggregate
52.1

Critic Consensus

36.4% Fresh • 118 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 36% of 118 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, stylized, visually striking. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotstylizedvisually strikingaction-packedsuspensefulpacing issuesromanticsurrealgrittythought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Owen Wilson2001$3,000,000 source$5,313,947reported
Gene Hackman2001$2,124,000$3,762,000(est)
Joaquim de Almeida2001$1,599,000$2,833,000(est)
David Keith2001$1,308,000$2,316,000(est)
Olek Krupa2001$1,118,000$1,981,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score36.0
RT critic review count131
Rotten Tomatoes audience score62.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating6.4
IMDb votes117,624

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2001$58,856,792$104,253,964
International2001$32,896,412$58,269,933
Worldwide2001$91,753,200$162,523,890

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 Revenue2001$42,586,961$75,434,955
Digital Rentals ?2001N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?2001N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2001$29,372,000$52,027,087
Physical Purchases ?2001$43,885,000$77,734,193
TV & Streaming Revenue2001$14,714,198$26,063,491
Total Revenues2001$130,558,159$231,259,725
Expenses
Budget ?2001$40,000,000$70,852,631
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2001$25,731,000 (est)$45,577,726 (est)
Participations2001$10,445,000$18,501,393
Residuals ?2001$6,118,000$10,836,910
Interest & Overhead2001$6,800,000$12,044,947
Total Expenses2001$89,094,000$157,813,607
Movie Net Profit or Loss2001$41,464,159$73,446,118

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