Speed 2: Cruise Control

1997 | Action, Adventure, Crime, Romance, Thriller

Synopsis

A computer hacker breaks into the computer system of the Seabourn Legend cruise liner and sets it speeding on a collision course into a gigantic oil tanker.

Scores

Overall Score
74.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
82.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
97.2%
Review Aggregate
17.2

Critic Consensus

4.0% Fresh • 74 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 4% of 74 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, suspenseful, lighthearted. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotsuspensefullightheartedstylizedpacing issuesdarkromanticfunny

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Sandra Bullock1997$17,253,000$33,722,000(est)
Jason Patric1997$4,500,000 source$8,795,327reported
Willem Dafoe1997$2,500,000 source$4,886,293reported
Temuera Morrison1997$6,538,000$12,778,000(est)
Glenn Plummer1997$5,592,000$10,930,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score4.0
RT critic review count76
Rotten Tomatoes audience score16.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating4.0
IMDb votes88,926

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1997$48,608,064$95,005,293
International1997$115,900,000$226,528,534
Worldwide1997$164,508,060$321,533,820

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 Revenue1997$70,664,032$138,114,060
Digital Rentals ?1997N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1997N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1997$32,449,000$63,422,126
Physical Purchases ?1997$43,354,000$84,736,135
TV & Streaming Revenue1997$12,152,016$23,751,323
Total Revenues1997$158,619,048$310,023,645
Expenses
Budget ?1997$160,000,000$312,722,740
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1997$22,433,000 (est)$43,845,683 (est)
Participations1997$3,172,000$6,199,728
Residuals ?1997$6,184,000$12,086,734
Interest & Overhead1997$19,200,000$37,526,729
Total Expenses1997$210,989,000$412,381,613
Movie Net Profit or Loss1997$-52,369,952$-102,357,968

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