Running Scared

2006 | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, New Jersey, North America, USA

Synopsis

A low-ranking thug is entrusted by his crime boss to dispose of a gun that killed corrupt cops, but things get out of control when the gun ends up in wrong hands.

Scores

Overall Score
72.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
81.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
67.3%
Review Aggregate
62.3

Critic Consensus

38.7% Fresh • 124 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 39% of 124 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, stylized, funny. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotstylizedfunnypacing issuessurrealnoirsuspensefulsatiricaldarkvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Paul Walker2006$1,221,000$1,899,000(est)
Cameron Bright2006$751,000$1,169,000(est)
Vera Farmiga2006$566,000$880,000(est)
Chazz Palminteri2006$462,000$720,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score41.0
RT critic review count130
Rotten Tomatoes audience score79.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating7.3
IMDb votes105,828

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2006$6,855,137$10,666,947
International2006$2,524,892$3,928,862
Worldwide2006$9,380,029$14,595,809

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 Revenue2006$4,437,525$6,905,018
Digital Rentals ?2006$377,000$586,631
Digital Purchases ?2006$116,000$180,502
Physical Rentals ?2006$11,922,000$18,551,247
Physical Purchases ?2006$28,122,000$43,759,283
TV & Streaming Revenue2006$1,645,233$2,560,067
Total Revenues2006$46,619,758$72,542,749
Expenses
Budget ?2006$15,000,000$23,340,774
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2006$7,478,000 (est)$11,636,154 (est)
Participations2006$1,865,000$2,902,036
Residuals ?2006$3,053,000$4,750,625
Interest & Overhead2006$3,000,000$4,668,155
Total Expenses2006$30,396,000$47,297,744
Movie Net Profit or Loss2006$16,223,758$25,245,005

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