Bullet to the Head

2013 | Action, Crime, Thriller, Adaptation, Assassin, Comic Book Adaptation, Criminal, Murderer, Revenge

Synopsis

After watching their respective partners die, a New Orleans hitman and a Washington, D.C. detective form an alliance in order to bring down their common enemy.

Scores

Overall Score
70.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
76.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
77.3%
Review Aggregate
45.5

Critic Consensus

44.1% Fresh • 145 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 44% of 145 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, gritty, stylized. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotgrittystylizedfunnyaction-packedupliftingmacabrepoliticaldarkemotional

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Sylvester Stallone2013$4,303,000$5,794,000(est)
Sung Kang2013$2,649,000$3,567,000(est)
Sarah Shahi2013$1,994,000$2,685,000(est)
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje2013$1,631,000$2,195,000(est)
Christian Slater2013$1,395,000$1,878,000(est)
Jason Momoa2013$1,228,000$1,653,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score44.0
RT critic review count145
Rotten Tomatoes audience score39.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating5.7
IMDb votes53,788

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2013$9,489,829$12,776,651
International2013$12,457,380$16,772,019
Worldwide2013$21,947,208$29,548,668

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$9,727,866$13,097,133
Digital Rentals ?2013$3,993,000$5,375,984
Digital Purchases ?2013$2,387,000$3,213,742
Physical Rentals ?2013$5,161,000$6,948,523
Physical Purchases ?2013$13,373,000$18,004,766
TV & Streaming Revenue2013$2,277,559$3,066,396
Total Revenues2013$36,919,425$49,706,543
Expenses
Budget ?2013$55,000,000$74,049,362
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2013$12,931,000 (est)$17,409,678 (est)
Participations2013$738,000$993,608
Residuals ?2013$1,698,000$2,286,106
Interest & Overhead2013$8,250,000$11,107,404
Total Expenses2013$78,617,000$105,846,157
Movie Net Profit or Loss2013$-41,697,575$-56,139,614

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