Bird on a Wire

1990 | Action, Comedy, Crime, Romantic Comedy

Synopsis

An old flame discovers her ex-boyfriend from the past is a relocated FBI informant out to stop the bad guys.

Scores

Overall Score
77.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
83.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
92.4%
Review Aggregate
39.8

Critic Consensus

30.0% Fresh • 10 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 30% of 10 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, funny, action-packed. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotfunnyaction-packedcharacter-drivenemotionalvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Mel Gibson1990$1,627,000$3,906,000(est)
Goldie Hawn1990$1,002,000$2,404,000(est)
David Carradine1990$754,000$1,810,000(est)
Bill Duke1990$617,000$1,480,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score26.0
RT critic review count27
Rotten Tomatoes audience score41.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating6.0
IMDb votes49,953

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1990$70,978,012$170,358,090
International1990N/AN/A
Worldwide1990$70,978,012$170,358,090

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 Revenue1990$35,489,006$85,179,045
Digital Rentals ?1990N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1990N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1990$52,711,000$126,514,466
Physical Purchases ?1990$28,575,000$68,584,373
TV & Streaming Revenue1990$19,873,843$47,700,265
Total Revenues1990$136,648,849$327,978,149
Expenses
Budget ?1990$20,000,000$48,003,060
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1990$13,329,000 (est)$31,991,640 (est)
Participations1990$10,932,000$26,238,473
Residuals ?1990$6,960,000$16,705,065
Interest & Overhead1990$4,000,000$9,600,612
Total Expenses1990$55,221,000$132,538,850
Movie Net Profit or Loss1990$81,427,849$195,439,299

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