Messenger of Death

1988 | Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Synopsis

A Denver reporter investigates the mass murder of a family of Mormons in rural Colorado.

Scores

Overall Score
32.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
28.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
34.8%
Review Aggregate
36.5

Critic Consensus

0.0% Fresh • 1 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 0% of 1 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize pacing issues, suspenseful, action-packed. Many reviews cite pacing issues as the main reasons it falls short.

pacing issuessuspensefulaction-packedcharacter-drivenemotionalvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Charles Bronson1988$35,000$94,000(est)
Trish Van Devere1988$22,000$58,000(est)
Laurence Luckinbill1988$16,000$43,000(est)
Daniel Benzali1988$13,000$35,000(est)
Marilyn Hassett1988$11,000$30,000(est)
John Ireland1988$10,000$27,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic scoreN/A
RT critic review count1
Rotten Tomatoes audience score24.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating5.4
IMDb votes3,729

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1988$3,074,681$8,153,232
International1988N/AN/A
Worldwide1988$3,074,681$8,153,232

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 Revenue1988$1,537,340$4,076,616
Digital Rentals ?1988N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1988N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1988$8,592,000$22,783,688
Physical Purchases ?1988$4,494,000$11,916,887
TV & Streaming Revenue1988$1,229,872$3,261,293
Total Revenues1988$15,853,213$42,038,485
Expenses
Budget ?1988$3,382,000 (est)$8,968,160 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1988$1,696,000 (est)$4,497,339 (est)
Participations1988$634,000$1,681,199
Residuals ?1988$1,018,000$2,699,464
Interest & Overhead1988$676,400$1,793,632
Total Expenses1988$7,406,400$19,639,794
Movie Net Profit or Loss1988$8,446,813$22,398,691

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