Impostor

2002 | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Adventure, Alien Invasion, Chase, Conflict, Invasion, Quest

Synopsis

In the future, an alien race uses androids as bombs to attack Earth. A government weapons specialist is accused of being one such android and sets out to prove his innocence.

Scores

Overall Score
55.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
59.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
60.2%
Review Aggregate
40.2

Critic Consensus

25.3% Fresh • 95 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 25% of 95 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, character-driven, psychological. Many reviews cite thin plot, uneven tone as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotcharacter-drivenpsychologicaldarkthought-provokingvisually strikinguneven tonechristmasnoir

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Gary Sinise2002$1,956,000$3,411,000(est)
Madeleine Stowe2002$1,204,000$2,100,000(est)
Vincent D'Onofrio2002$907,000$1,581,000(est)
Tony Shalhoub2002$741,000$1,292,000(est)
Tim Guinee2002$634,000$1,106,000(est)
Mekhi Phifer2002$558,000$973,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score25.0
RT critic review count96
Rotten Tomatoes audience score42.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating6.2
IMDb votes25,116

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2002$6,285,176$10,959,754
International2002$1,860,373$3,244,019
Worldwide2002$8,145,549$14,203,773

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 Revenue2002$3,886,737$6,777,484
Digital Rentals ?2002$12,000$20,925
Digital Purchases ?2002N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2002$13,278,000$23,153,466
Physical Purchases ?2002$24,757,000$43,169,933
TV & Streaming Revenue2002$1,508,442$2,630,341
Total Revenues2002$43,442,179$75,752,149
Expenses
Budget ?2002$30,000,000$52,312,396
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2002$5,738,000 (est)$10,005,618 (est)
Participations2002$869,000$1,515,316
Residuals ?2002$2,879,000$5,020,246
Interest & Overhead2002$5,100,000$8,893,107
Total Expenses2002$44,586,000$77,746,683
Movie Net Profit or Loss2002$-1,143,821$-1,994,533

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