Cobra

1986 | Action, Crime, Thriller, Off-Screen Couples On-Screen

Synopsis

A tough-on-crime street cop must protect the only surviving witness to a strange murderous cult with far-reaching plans.

Scores

Overall Score
77.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
85.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
91.9%
Review Aggregate
36.4

Critic Consensus

21.1% Fresh • 19 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 21% of 19 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, thin plot, suspenseful. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

funnythin plotsuspensefulaction-packedcharacter-drivenemotional

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Sylvester Stallone1986$2,405,000$6,884,000(est)
Brigitte Nielsen1986$1,480,000$4,237,000(est)
Reni Santoni1986$1,115,000$3,190,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score17.0
RT critic review count23
Rotten Tomatoes audience score43.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating5.8
IMDb votes83,828

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1986$49,042,224$140,369,940
International1986N/AN/A
Worldwide1986$49,042,224$140,369,940

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 Revenue1986$24,521,112$70,184,970
Digital Rentals ?1986N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1986N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1986$29,516,000$84,481,469
Physical Purchases ?1986$12,674,000$36,275,855
TV & Streaming Revenue1986$12,260,556$35,092,485
Total Revenues1986$78,971,668$226,034,780
Expenses
Budget ?1986$25,000,000$71,555,656
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1986$9,563,000 (est)$27,371,469 (est)
Participations1986$6,318,000$18,083,545
Residuals ?1986$3,702,000$10,595,962
Interest & Overhead1986$4,250,000$12,164,461
Total Expenses1986$48,833,000$139,771,094
Movie Net Profit or Loss1986$30,138,668$86,263,686

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