Hold Your Fire

2022 | Crime, Documentary, History

Synopsis

Brooklyn, 1973. Shu'aib Raheem tried to steal guns for self-defense, starting the longest hostage siege in NYPD history. NYPD psychologist Harvey Schlossberg fought to reform police use of violence and save lives by using words, not guns.

Scores

Overall Score
20.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
17.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
7.3%
Review Aggregate
49.5

Critic Consensus

40.0% Fresh • 55 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 40% of 55 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, psychological, pacing issues. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotpsychologicalpacing issuesscarycharacter-drivenvisually strikingsuspensefulrealistichistoricaldark

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Sarah Paulson2022$0$0(est)
Amiah Miller2022$0$0(est)
Annaleigh Ashford2022$0$0(est)
Alona Jane Robbins2022$0$0(est)
Ebon Moss-Bachrach2022$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score40.0
RT critic review count55
Rotten Tomatoes audience score47.0
RT audience rating count100
IMDb rating6.8
IMDb votes298

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2022$7,502$8,040
International2022N/AN/A
Worldwide2022$7,502$8,040

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 Revenue2022$3,751$4,020
Digital Rentals ?2022$307,000$329,026
Digital Purchases ?2022$464,000$497,290
Physical Rentals ?2022$84,000$90,027
Physical Purchases ?2022$257,000$275,439
TV & Streaming Revenue2022$75,000$80,381
Total Revenues2022$1,190,751$1,276,182
Expenses
Budget ?2022$250,000 (est)$267,936 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2022$80,000 (est)$85,740 (est)
Participations2022$24,000$25,722
Residuals ?2022$47,000$50,372
Interest & Overhead2022$50,000$53,587
Total Expenses2022$451,000$483,357
Movie Net Profit or Loss2022$739,751$792,825

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