Shoot to Kill

1988 | Action, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller

Synopsis

An F.B.I. Agent teams up with a tracker to pursue a murderer after he vanishes into the mountains and infiltrates a hiking group.

Scores

Overall Score
72.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
59.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
83.4%
Review Aggregate
79.8

Critic Consensus

100.0% Fresh • 10 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 100% of 10 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, suspenseful, action-packed. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

character-drivensuspensefulaction-packedemotionalvisually strikingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Sidney Poitier1988$1,443,000$3,826,000(est)
Tom Berenger1988$888,000$2,355,000(est)
Kirstie Alley1988$669,000$1,773,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score100.0
RT critic review count15
Rotten Tomatoes audience score65.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating6.8
IMDb votes15,736

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1988$29,300,090$77,696,016
International1988N/AN/A
Worldwide1988$29,300,090$77,696,016

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 Revenue1988$14,650,045$38,848,008
Digital Rentals ?1988N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1988N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1988$29,209,000$77,454,470
Physical Purchases ?1988$15,279,000$40,515,829
TV & Streaming Revenue1988$7,325,022$19,424,004
Total Revenues1988$66,463,068$176,242,310
Expenses
Budget ?1988$15,000,000$39,775,995
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1988$8,130,000 (est)$21,558,589 (est)
Participations1988$5,317,000$14,099,264
Residuals ?1988$3,635,000$9,639,050
Interest & Overhead1988$3,000,000$7,955,199
Total Expenses1988$35,082,000$93,028,098
Movie Net Profit or Loss1988$31,381,068$83,214,213

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