Synopsis
Australian outback expert protects his New York love from gangsters who've followed her down under.
Scores
Overall Score
83.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
96.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
97.4%
Review Aggregate
31.1
Critic Consensus
Critic reception is largely negative, with 10% of 20 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, funny, pacing issues. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.
thin plotfunnypacing issuesaction-packedcharacter-drivenemotional
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Hogan | 1988 | $913,000 | $2,421,000 | (est) |
| Linda Kozlowski | 1988 | $562,000 | $1,490,000 | (est) |
| John Meillon | 1988 | $423,000 | $1,122,000 | (est) |
| Hechter Ubarry | 1988 | $346,000 | $917,000 | (est) |
| Juan Fernández | 1988 | $296,000 | $785,000 | (est) |
| Charles S. Dutton | 1988 | $260,000 | $691,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score9.0
RT critic review count32
Rotten Tomatoes audience score38.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating5.7
IMDb votes63,170
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 1988 | $109,306,210 | $289,850,871 |
| International | 1988 | N/A | N/A |
| Worldwide | 1988 | $109,306,210 | $289,850,871 |
Earnings / Profitability
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | |||
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 1988 | $54,653,105 | $144,925,436 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 1988 | N/A | N/A |
| Digital Purchases ? | 1988 | N/A | N/A |
| Physical Rentals ? | 1988 | $40,471,000 | $107,318,281 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 1988 | $21,169,000 | $56,134,533 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 1988 | $30,605,739 | $81,158,244 |
| Total Revenues | 1988 | $146,898,844 | $389,536,495 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget ? | 1988 | $14,000,000 | $37,124,260 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 1988 | $14,255,000 (est) | $37,800,452 (est) |
| Participations | 1988 | $22,035,000 | $58,430,934 |
| Residuals ? | 1988 | $6,021,000 | $15,966,084 |
| Interest & Overhead | 1988 | $2,800,000 | $7,424,852 |
| Total Expenses | 1988 | $59,111,000 | $156,746,582 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 1988 | $87,787,844 | $232,789,912 |
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