If Looks Could Kill

1991 | Action, Comedy, Spy

Synopsis

Michael has to take summer class in French, a class trip to France, to graduate high school. He is, however, mistaken for an agent and people try to kill him. There are 007 style cars, cuties, crooks etc.

Scores

Overall Score
48.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
48.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
52.2%
Review Aggregate
43.6

Critic Consensus

66.7% Fresh • 3 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 67% of 3 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize coming of age, funny, action-packed. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

coming of agefunnyaction-packedcharacter-drivenemotionalvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Richard Grieco1991$863,000$1,987,000(est)
Linda Hunt1991$531,000$1,223,000(est)
Roger Rees1991$400,000$921,000(est)
Robin Bartlett1991$327,000$753,000(est)
Gabrielle Anwar1991$280,000$644,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score29.0
RT critic review count7
Rotten Tomatoes audience score50.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating5.8
IMDb votes8,194

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1991$7,788,597$17,938,934
International1991N/AN/A
Worldwide1991$7,788,597$17,938,934

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 Revenue1991$3,894,298$8,969,467
Digital Rentals ?1991N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1991N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1991$21,724,000$50,035,379
Physical Purchases ?1991$13,248,000$30,513,197
TV & Streaming Revenue1991$1,869,263$4,305,344
Total Revenues1991$40,735,562$93,823,387
Expenses
Budget ?1991$12,000,000$27,638,766
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1991$3,594,000 (est)$8,277,810 (est)
Participations1991$1,629,000$3,751,962
Residuals ?1991$2,669,000$6,147,322
Interest & Overhead1991$2,400,000$5,527,753
Total Expenses1991$22,292,000$51,343,614
Movie Net Profit or Loss1991$18,443,562$42,479,774

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