Red Eye

2005 | Thriller, Aviation

Synopsis

Lisa on her flight to Miami befriends Jackson who turns out to be a terrorist. Holding her hostage, he forces her to help him assassinate the United States Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security.

Scores

Overall Score
87.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
92.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
89.8%
Review Aggregate
70.4

Critic Consensus

80.5% Fresh • 185 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 81% of 185 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize suspenseful, psychological, stylized. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

suspensefulpsychologicalstylizedcharacter-drivenaction-packedscaryvisually strikingmacabrerealisticgritty

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Rachel McAdams2005$1,000,000 source$1,606,247reported
Cillian Murphy2005$750,000 source$1,204,685reported
Brian Cox2005$1,159,000$1,862,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score80.0
RT critic review count193
Rotten Tomatoes audience score64.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating6.4
IMDb votes162,136

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2005$57,891,804$92,988,527
International2005$38,366,400$61,625,909
Worldwide2005$96,258,200$154,614,430

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 Revenue2005$44,292,462$71,144,627
Digital Rentals ?2005$342,000$549,336
Digital Purchases ?2005$53,000$85,131
Physical Rentals ?2005$19,058,000$30,611,852
Physical Purchases ?2005$45,753,000$73,490,612
TV & Streaming Revenue2005$14,472,951$23,247,132
Total Revenues2005$123,971,413$199,128,691
Expenses
Budget ?2005$26,000,000$41,762,418
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2005$22,847,000 (est)$36,697,922 (est)
Participations2005$9,918,000$15,930,756
Residuals ?2005$5,499,000$8,832,751
Interest & Overhead2005$4,420,000$7,099,611
Total Expenses2005$68,684,000$110,323,458
Movie Net Profit or Loss2005$55,287,413$88,805,233

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