Killing Them Softly

2012 | Crime, Drama, Thriller, Adventure, Assassin, Caper, Criminal, Heist, Murderer

Synopsis

Jackie Cogan is an enforcer hired to restore order after three dumb guys rob a Mob protected card game, causing the local criminal economy to collapse.

Scores

Overall Score
81.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
90.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
82.4%
Review Aggregate
60.9

Critic Consensus

73.6% Fresh • 227 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 74% of 227 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, dark, funny. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotdarkfunnypoliticalstylizedcharacter-drivennoirvisually strikinggrittysuspenseful

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Brad Pitt2012$903,000$1,233,000(est)
Scoot McNairy2012$556,000$759,000(est)
Ben Mendelsohn2012$418,000$572,000(est)
Richard Jenkins2012$342,000$467,000(est)
James Gandolfini2012$293,000$400,000(est)
Ray Liotta2012$258,000$352,000(est)
Sam Shepard2012$231,000$316,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score74.0
RT critic review count227
Rotten Tomatoes audience score45.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating6.2
IMDb votes158,089

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2012$15,026,056$20,529,938
International2012$22,904,408$31,294,046
Worldwide2012$37,930,464$51,823,984

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 Revenue2012$16,674,791$22,782,587
Digital Rentals ?2012$4,120,000$5,629,112
Digital Purchases ?2012$1,852,000$2,530,368
Physical Rentals ?2012$6,529,000$8,920,502
Physical Purchases ?2012$16,132,000$22,040,978
TV & Streaming Revenue2012$3,606,253$4,927,185
Total Revenues2012$48,914,045$66,830,732
Expenses
Budget ?2012$15,000,000$20,494,338
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2012$18,129,000 (est)$24,769,457 (est)
Participations2012$1,957,000$2,673,828
Residuals ?2012$2,065,000$2,821,387
Interest & Overhead2012$3,000,000$4,098,868
Total Expenses2012$40,151,000$54,857,878
Movie Net Profit or Loss2012$8,763,045$11,972,853

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