Fighting Back

1982 | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller

Synopsis

A Philadelphia shop owner forms a civilian patrol to stop neighborhood crime. The patrol's actions are seen as racially discriminatory, leading to escalating conflict.

Scores

Overall Score
13.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
3.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
13.2%
Review Aggregate
37.0

Critic Consensus

20.0% Fresh • 5 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 20% of 5 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, political, character-driven. Many reviews cite execution consistency as the main reasons it falls short.

emotionalpoliticalcharacter-drivensuspensefulaction-packedvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Tom Skerritt1982$586,000$1,904,000(est)
Patti LuPone1982$361,000$1,172,000(est)
Michael Sarrazin1982$272,000$883,000(est)
Yaphet Kotto1982$222,000$722,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score20.0
RT critic review count5
Rotten Tomatoes audience score40.0
RT audience rating count50
IMDb rating6.0
IMDb votes937

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1982$3,355,948$10,909,439
International1982N/AN/A
Worldwide1982$3,355,948$10,909,439

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 Revenue1982$1,677,974$5,454,720
Digital Rentals ?1982N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1982N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1982$556,000$1,807,432
Physical Purchases ?1982$440,000$1,430,342
TV & Streaming Revenue1982$805,428$2,618,265
Total Revenues1982$3,479,402$11,310,759
Expenses
Budget ?1982$9,000,000$29,256,994
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1982$1,988,000 (est)$6,462,545 (est)
Participations1982$70,000$227,554
Residuals ?1982$103,000$334,830
Interest & Overhead1982$1,800,000$5,851,399
Total Expenses1982$12,961,000$42,133,322
Movie Net Profit or Loss1982$-9,481,598$-30,822,563

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