Synopsis
Two prisoners chained together flee during an escape attempt gone bad.
Scores
Overall Score
46.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
39.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
66.0%
Review Aggregate
29.1
Critic Consensus
Critic reception is largely negative, with 21% of 28 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, emotional, tragic. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.
thin plotemotionaltragicgrittythought-provokingmacabre
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurence Fishburne | 1996 | $1,797,000 | $3,593,000 | (est) |
| Stephen Baldwin | 1996 | $1,106,000 | $2,212,000 | (est) |
| Will Patton | 1996 | $833,000 | $1,665,000 | (est) |
| Robert John Burke | 1996 | $681,000 | $1,362,000 | (est) |
| Salma Hayek | 1996 | $583,000 | $1,165,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score19.0
RT critic review count32
Rotten Tomatoes audience score23.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating5.4
IMDb votes10,411
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 1996 | $17,193,232 | $34,375,504 |
| International | 1996 | N/A | N/A |
| Worldwide | 1996 | $17,193,232 | $34,375,504 |
Earnings / Profitability
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | |||
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 1996 | $8,596,616 | $17,187,752 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 1996 | N/A | N/A |
| Digital Purchases ? | 1996 | N/A | N/A |
| Physical Rentals ? | 1996 | $21,546,000 | $43,078,265 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 1996 | $25,526,000 | $51,035,728 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 1996 | $4,126,376 | $8,250,121 |
| Total Revenues | 1996 | $59,794,992 | $119,551,866 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget ? | 1996 | $25,000,000 | $49,984,063 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 1996 | $7,206,000 (est) | $14,407,406 (est) |
| Participations | 1996 | $2,392,000 | $4,782,475 |
| Residuals ? | 1996 | $3,672,000 | $7,341,659 |
| Interest & Overhead | 1996 | $4,250,000 | $8,497,291 |
| Total Expenses | 1996 | $42,520,000 | $85,012,895 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 1996 | $17,274,992 | $34,538,971 |
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