On Deadly Ground

1994 | Action, Adventure, Thriller, Environmentalist, Martial Arts

Synopsis

A blowout firefighter takes on an environmentally destructive oil corporation by causing many deaths and explosions in Alaska.

Scores

Overall Score
65.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
67.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
83.4%
Review Aggregate
29.0

Critic Consensus

17.9% Fresh • 28 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 18% of 28 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, suspenseful, visually striking. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotsuspensefulvisually strikingstylizedaction-packedcharacter-driven

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Steven Seagal1994$15,000,000 source$31,751,012reported
Michael Caine1994$3,005,000$6,361,000(est)
Joan Chen1994$2,263,000$4,789,000(est)
John C. McGinley1994$1,850,000$3,916,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score14.0
RT critic review count36
Rotten Tomatoes audience score34.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating4.6
IMDb votes26,551

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1994$38,590,458$81,685,740
International1994N/AN/A
Worldwide1994$38,590,458$81,685,740

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 Revenue1994$19,295,229$40,842,870
Digital Rentals ?1994N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1994N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1994$46,058,000$97,492,541
Physical Purchases ?1994$42,513,000$89,988,719
TV & Streaming Revenue1994$9,647,614$20,421,435
Total Revenues1994$117,513,844$248,745,565
Expenses
Budget ?1994$50,000,000$105,836,707
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1994$10,188,000 (est)$21,565,287 (est)
Participations1994$9,401,000$19,899,418
Residuals ?1994$7,008,000$14,834,073
Interest & Overhead1994$7,500,000$15,875,506
Total Expenses1994$84,097,000$178,010,991
Movie Net Profit or Loss1994$33,416,844$70,734,574

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