Murder at 1600

1997 | Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Politics

Synopsis

A young woman is murdered in the White House. Homicide detective Regis investigates while Secret Service works against him. He's assigned agent Chance. She eventually cooperates after a man's framed.

Scores

Overall Score
63.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
67.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
71.6%
Review Aggregate
42.8

Critic Consensus

22.2% Fresh • 9 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 22% of 9 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, suspenseful, action-packed. Many reviews cite execution consistency as the main reasons it falls short.

character-drivensuspensefulaction-packedemotionalvisually strikingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Wesley Snipes1997$296,000$579,000(est)
Diane Lane1997$182,000$356,000(est)
Alan Alda1997$137,000$268,000(est)
Daniel Benzali1997$112,000$219,000(est)
Ronny Cox1997$96,000$188,000(est)
Dennis Miller1997$84,000$165,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score32.0
RT critic review count34
Rotten Tomatoes audience score42.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating6.1
IMDb votes34,148

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1997$25,804,707$50,435,742
International1997N/AN/A
Worldwide1997$25,804,707$50,435,742

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 Revenue1997$12,902,354$25,217,871
Digital Rentals ?1997N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1997N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1997$24,426,000$47,741,036
Physical Purchases ?1997$32,635,000$63,785,667
TV & Streaming Revenue1997$6,451,177$12,608,935
Total Revenues1997$76,414,530$149,353,509
Expenses
Budget ?1997$37,088,000 (est)$72,489,131 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1997$19,453,000 (est)$38,021,222 (est)
Participations1997$3,057,000$5,974,959
Residuals ?1997$4,523,000$8,840,281
Interest & Overhead1997$6,304,960$12,323,152
Total Expenses1997$70,425,960$137,648,745
Movie Net Profit or Loss1997$5,988,570$11,704,763

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