In the Line of Fire

1993 | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, Politics

Synopsis

Secret Service agent Frank Horrigan couldn't save Kennedy, but he's determined not to let a clever assassin take out this president.

Scores

Overall Score
89.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
86.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
97.3%
Review Aggregate
84.1

Critic Consensus

96.8% Fresh • 62 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 97% of 62 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, suspenseful, character-driven. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

thin plotsuspensefulcharacter-drivenpoliticalpsychologicalaction-packed

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Clint Eastwood1993$2,889,000$6,271,000(est)
John Malkovich1993$1,000,000 source$2,170,934reported
Rene Russo1993$1,339,000$2,906,000(est)
Dylan McDermott1993$1,095,000$2,376,000(est)
Gary Cole1993$936,000$2,033,000(est)
Fred Dalton Thompson1993$824,000$1,789,000(est)
John Mahoney1993$740,000$1,606,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score96.0
RT critic review count73
Rotten Tomatoes audience score79.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating7.2
IMDb votes120,211

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1993$102,314,823$222,118,754
International1993N/AN/A
Worldwide1993$102,314,823$222,118,754

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 Revenue1993$51,157,412$111,059,377
Digital Rentals ?1993N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1993N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1993$55,398,000$120,265,416
Physical Purchases ?1993$44,515,000$96,639,138
TV & Streaming Revenue1993$28,648,150$62,193,251
Total Revenues1993$179,718,562$390,157,183
Expenses
Budget ?1993$40,000,000$86,837,370
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1993$16,475,000 (est)$35,766,142 (est)
Participations1993$26,958,000$58,524,046
Residuals ?1993$8,760,000$19,017,384
Interest & Overhead1993$6,800,000$14,762,353
Total Expenses1993$98,993,000$214,907,295
Movie Net Profit or Loss1993$80,725,562$175,249,888

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