Firewall

2006 | Crime, Thriller, Adventure, Caper, Heist, Kidnapping

Synopsis

A security specialist is forced into robbing the bank that he's protecting, as a bid to pay off his family's ransom.

Scores

Overall Score
76.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
86.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
88.2%
Review Aggregate
35.0

Critic Consensus

18.7% Fresh • 155 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 19% of 155 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, suspenseful, family-friendly. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotsuspensefulfamily-friendlyrealisticpacing issuesstylizedemotionalgrittycharacter-driven

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Harrison Ford2006$3,611,000$5,618,000(est)
Paul Bettany2006$2,223,000$3,459,000(est)
Virginia Madsen2006$1,673,000$2,604,000(est)
Mary Lynn Rajskub2006$1,368,000$2,129,000(est)
Robert Patrick2006$1,170,000$1,821,000(est)
Robert Forster2006$1,030,000$1,603,000(est)
Alan Arkin2006$925,000$1,439,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score19.0
RT critic review count158
Rotten Tomatoes audience score37.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating5.8
IMDb votes60,829

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2006$48,751,188$75,859,363
International2006$34,000,000$52,905,754
Worldwide2006$82,751,190$128,765,120

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 Revenue2006$37,975,594$59,091,983
Digital Rentals ?2006$509,000$792,030
Digital Purchases ?2006$157,000$244,300
Physical Rentals ?2006$16,092,000$25,039,982
Physical Purchases ?2006$37,958,000$59,064,606
TV & Streaming Revenue2006$12,187,797$18,964,841
Total Revenues2006$104,879,391$163,197,742
Expenses
Budget ?2006$50,000,000$77,802,579
Print & Advertising (P&A) ? source2006$25,000,000$38,901,290
Participations2006$4,195,000$6,527,636
Residuals ?2006$4,602,000$7,160,949
Interest & Overhead2006$7,500,000$11,670,387
Total Expenses2006$91,297,000$142,062,841
Movie Net Profit or Loss2006$13,582,391$21,134,901

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