First Strike

1997 | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller, Martial Arts

Synopsis

This fourth installment of Jackie Chan's Police Story film franchise has our hero trying to locate a missing nuclear warhead.

Scores

Overall Score
63.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
63.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
64.8%
Review Aggregate
58.9

Critic Consensus

100.0% Fresh • 5 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 100% of 5 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, character-driven, suspenseful. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

funnycharacter-drivensuspensefulaction-packedemotionalvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Jackie Chan1997$259,000$507,000(est)
Wu Chen-chun1997$160,000$312,000(est)
Jackson Lou1997$120,000$235,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score57.0
RT critic review count23
Rotten Tomatoes audience score56.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating6.6
IMDb votes23,692

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1997$15,318,863$29,940,980
International1997N/AN/A
Worldwide1997$15,318,863$29,940,980

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 Revenue1997$7,659,432$14,970,490
Digital Rentals ?1997N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1997N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1997$21,295,000$41,621,442
Physical Purchases ?1997$28,452,000$55,609,921
TV & Streaming Revenue1997$3,676,527$7,185,835
Total Revenues1997$61,082,959$119,387,688
Expenses
Budget ?1997$24,184,000 (est)$47,268,042 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1997$9,579,000 (est)$18,722,319 (est)
Participations1997$2,443,000$4,774,885
Residuals ?1997$3,849,000$7,522,936
Interest & Overhead1997$4,836,800$9,453,608
Total Expenses1997$44,891,800$87,741,792
Movie Net Profit or Loss1997$16,191,159$31,645,897

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