Only the Strong

1993 | Action, Drama, Educator, Inspirational, Martial Arts, Teacher

Synopsis

Former Special Forces soldier Louis Stevens returns to Miami to find his old high school invaded by drugs and violence.

Scores

Overall Score
39.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
37.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
35.4%
Review Aggregate
48.4

Critic Consensus

14.3% Fresh • 14 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 14% of 14 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, stylized, action-packed. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotstylizedaction-packedvisually strikingfamily-friendlypacing issues

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Mark Dacascos1993$345,000$749,000(est)
Stacey Travis1993$212,000$461,000(est)
Paco Christian Prieto1993$160,000$347,000(est)
Todd Susman1993$131,000$284,000(est)
Geoffrey Lewis1993$112,000$243,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score13.0
RT critic review count15
Rotten Tomatoes audience score77.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating6.5
IMDb votes7,355

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1993$3,283,371$7,127,982
International1993N/AN/A
Worldwide1993$3,283,371$7,127,982

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 Revenue1993$1,641,686$3,563,991
Digital Rentals ?1993N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1993N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1993$12,922,000$28,052,812
Physical Purchases ?1993$10,384,000$22,542,981
TV & Streaming Revenue1993$1,313,348$2,851,193
Total Revenues1993$26,261,034$57,010,977
Expenses
Budget ?1993$6,000,000$13,025,605
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1993$2,240,000 (est)$4,862,893 (est)
Participations1993$1,050,000$2,279,481
Residuals ?1993$1,779,000$3,862,092
Interest & Overhead1993$1,200,000$2,605,121
Total Expenses1993$12,269,000$26,635,192
Movie Net Profit or Loss1993$13,992,034$30,375,785

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