Cold Steel

1987 | Action, Thriller

Synopsis

On Christmas Eve Johnny Modine's father is murdered by a psycho cut-throat. The cop swears bloody revenge, though he's taken off the case. He doesn't suspect yet that he's also target in a diabolic plan of revenge.

Scores

Overall Score
14.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
15.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
7.4%
Review Aggregate
25.6

Critic Consensus

0.0% Fresh • 2 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 0% of 2 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize suspenseful, action-packed, character-driven. Many reviews cite execution consistency as the main reasons it falls short.

suspensefulaction-packedcharacter-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Brad Davis1987$4,000$10,000(est)
Sharon Stone1987$2,000$6,000(est)
Jonathan Banks1987$2,000$5,000(est)
Jay Acavone1987$1,000$4,000(est)
Adam Ant1987$1,000$3,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic scoreN/A
RT critic review count4
Rotten Tomatoes audience score11.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating4.6
IMDb votes1,102

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1987$285,885$789,455
International1987N/AN/A
Worldwide1987$285,885$789,455

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 Revenue1987$142,942$394,728
Digital Rentals ?1987N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1987N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1987$1,042,000$2,877,424
Physical Purchases ?1987$486,000$1,342,062
TV & Streaming Revenue1987$120,072$331,571
Total Revenues1987$1,791,014$4,945,785
Expenses
Budget ?1987$314,000 (est)$867,093 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1987$229,000 (est)$632,371 (est)
Participations1987$72,000$198,824
Residuals ?1987$110,000$303,759
Interest & Overhead1987$62,800$173,419
Total Expenses1987$787,800$2,175,465
Movie Net Profit or Loss1987$1,003,214$2,770,319

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