Hero

1992 | Comedy, Drama, Romance, Media Industry, News Industry

Synopsis

A small-time criminal rescues passengers from a crashed airliner only to see another man take credit.

Scores

Overall Score
65.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
64.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
69.6%
Review Aggregate
60.9

Critic Consensus

63.6% Fresh • 11 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 64% of 11 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, visually striking, funny. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

character-drivenvisually strikingfunnyromanticemotionalthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Dustin Hoffman1992$4,848,000$10,841,000(est)
Geena Davis1992$2,985,000$6,673,000(est)
Andy Garcia1992$2,247,000$5,024,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score67.0
RT critic review count21
Rotten Tomatoes audience score51.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating6.5
IMDb votes24,785

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1992$19,507,344$43,616,920
International1992N/AN/A
Worldwide1992$19,507,344$43,616,920

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 Revenue1992$9,753,672$21,808,460
Digital Rentals ?1992N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1992N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1992$37,122,000$83,001,935
Physical Purchases ?1992$26,489,000$59,227,366
TV & Streaming Revenue1992$4,876,836$10,904,230
Total Revenues1992$78,241,508$174,941,991
Expenses
Budget ?1992$42,000,000$93,908,768
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1992$6,433,000 (est)$14,383,693 (est)
Participations1992$3,130,000$6,998,439
Residuals ?1992$4,932,000$11,027,572
Interest & Overhead1992$7,140,000$15,964,491
Total Expenses1992$63,635,000$142,282,963
Movie Net Profit or Loss1992$14,606,508$32,659,028

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