Headhunters

2012 | Action, Crime, Thriller

Synopsis

An accomplished headhunter risks everything to obtain a valuable painting owned by a former mercenary.

Scores

Overall Score
81.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
82.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
76.5%
Review Aggregate
85.7

Critic Consensus

92.8% Fresh • 97 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 93% of 97 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, dark, suspenseful. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

funnydarksuspensefulstylizedsatiricalmacabrescarynoirgrittyvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Aksel Hennie2012$209,000$286,000(est)
Synnøve Macody Lund2012$129,000$176,000(est)
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau2012$97,000$132,000(est)
Eivind Sander [no]2012$79,000$108,000(est)
Julie Ølgaard2012$68,000$93,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score93.0
RT critic review count97
Rotten Tomatoes audience score85.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating7.5
IMDb votes110,021

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2012$1,200,010$1,639,561
International2012$17,762,434$24,268,622
Worldwide2012$18,962,444$25,908,182

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 Revenue2012$7,704,979$10,527,229
Digital Rentals ?2012$3,271,000$4,469,132
Digital Purchases ?2012$1,470,000$2,008,445
Physical Rentals ?2012$5,184,000$7,082,843
Physical Purchases ?2012$12,807,000$17,498,066
TV & Streaming Revenue2012$480,004$655,824
Total Revenues2012$30,916,983$42,241,539
Expenses
Budget ?2012$3,636,887$4,969,039
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2012$4,546,000 (est)$6,211,151 (est)
Participations2012$1,237,000$1,690,100
Residuals ?2012$1,524,000$2,082,225
Interest & Overhead2012$727,377$993,808
Total Expenses2012$11,671,264$15,946,322
Movie Net Profit or Loss2012$19,245,718$26,295,217

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