Law Abiding Citizen

2009 | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller

Synopsis

A frustrated man decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets one of his family's killers free.

Scores

Overall Score
86.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
96.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
90.9%
Review Aggregate
55.1

Critic Consensus

26.1% Fresh • 161 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 26% of 161 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, political, gritty. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotpoliticalgrittyfunnyaction-packedcharacter-drivenvisually strikingdarksuspensefulfamily-friendly

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Jamie Foxx2009$3,611,000$5,280,000(est)
Gerard Butler2009$200,000 source$292,494reported
Bruce McGill2009$1,673,000$2,447,000(est)
Colm Meaney2009$1,368,000$2,001,000(est)
Leslie Bibb2009$1,170,000$1,712,000(est)
Michael Irby2009$1,030,000$1,506,000(est)
Regina Hall2009$925,000$1,352,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score26.0
RT critic review count162
Rotten Tomatoes audience score75.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating7.4
IMDb votes337,502

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2009$73,357,730$107,283,537
International2009$54,586,480$79,831,133
Worldwide2009$127,944,210$187,114,670

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 Revenue2009$58,513,457$85,574,222
Digital Rentals ?2009$3,670,000$5,367,268
Digital Purchases ?2009$1,177,000$1,721,328
Physical Rentals ?2009$14,990,000$21,922,437
Physical Purchases ?2009$32,031,000$46,844,402
TV & Streaming Revenue2009$18,339,432$26,820,884
Total Revenues2009$128,720,890$188,250,541
Expenses
Budget ?2009$50,000,000$73,123,540
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2009$21,862,000 (est)$31,972,536 (est)
Participations2009$10,298,000$15,060,524
Residuals ?2009$4,544,000$6,645,467
Interest & Overhead2009$7,500,000$10,968,531
Total Expenses2009$94,204,000$137,770,598
Movie Net Profit or Loss2009$34,516,890$50,479,943

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