Diary of a Hitman

1992 | Crime, Drama, Assassin, Criminal, Murderer

Synopsis

A veteran hit man, Dekker is ready to call it quits and leave the profession. Dekker's final job, however, proves to be trickier than expected when the sadistic Zidzyck recruits the assassin to kill his wife.

Scores

Overall Score
18.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
19.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
5.0%
Review Aggregate
40.9

Critic Consensus

50.0% Fresh • 2 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 50% of 2 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, emotional, visually striking. Common reservations focus on uneven tone, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

character-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provokingrealisticuneven tone

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Forest Whitaker1992$130,000$292,000(est)
John Bedford Lloyd1992$80,000$179,000(est)
James Belushi1992$60,000$135,000(est)
Lois Chiles1992$49,000$110,000(est)
Sharon Stone1992$42,000$95,000(est)
Sherilyn Fenn1992$37,000$83,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic scoreN/A
RT critic review count2
Rotten Tomatoes audience score33.0
RT audience rating count500
IMDb rating5.2
IMDb votes2,402

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1992$31,815$71,136
International1992N/AN/A
Worldwide1992$31,815$71,136

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 Revenue1992$15,908$35,568
Digital Rentals ?1992N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1992N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1992$1,071,000$2,394,674
Physical Purchases ?1992$764,000$1,708,245
TV & Streaming Revenue1992$750,000$1,676,942
Total Revenues1992$2,600,908$5,815,429
Expenses
Budget ?1992$2,500,000$5,589,807
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1992$80,000 (est)$178,874 (est)
Participations1992$52,000$116,268
Residuals ?1992$163,000$364,455
Interest & Overhead1992$500,000$1,117,961
Total Expenses1992$3,295,000$7,367,366
Movie Net Profit or Loss1992$-694,092$-1,551,937

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