Cliffhanger

1993 | Action, Adventure, Thriller

Synopsis

Two mountain rescuers are forced to guide a group of thieves to their missing loot.

Scores

Overall Score
85.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
88.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
96.0%
Review Aggregate
62.0

Critic Consensus

66.0% Fresh • 47 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 66% of 47 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, suspenseful, visually striking. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotsuspensefulvisually strikingupliftingcharacter-drivenaction-packed

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Sylvester Stallone1993$5,055,000$10,974,000(est)
John Lithgow1993$3,112,000$6,755,000(est)
Michael Rooker1993$2,343,000$5,086,000(est)
Janine Turner1993$1,915,000$4,158,000(est)
Leon Robinson1993$1,638,000$3,557,000(est)
Paul Winfield1993$1,442,000$3,131,000(est)
Ralph Waite1993$1,295,000$2,811,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score68.0
RT critic review count56
Rotten Tomatoes audience score53.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating6.5
IMDb votes145,873

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1993$84,049,210$182,465,312
International1993$43,936$95,382
Worldwide1993$84,093,144$182,560,690

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 Revenue1993$42,042,179$91,270,809
Digital Rentals ?1993N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1993N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1993$54,902,000$119,188,634
Physical Purchases ?1993$44,117,000$95,775,108
TV & Streaming Revenue1993$23,533,779$51,090,287
Total Revenues1993$164,594,958$357,324,839
Expenses
Budget ?1993$70,000,000$151,965,400
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1993$19,503,000 (est)$42,339,731 (est)
Participations1993$13,168,000$28,586,863
Residuals ?1993$8,448,000$18,340,053
Interest & Overhead1993$10,500,000$22,794,810
Total Expenses1993$121,619,000$264,026,858
Movie Net Profit or Loss1993$42,975,958$93,297,981

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