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1997 | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Synopsis

An FBI agent tries to catch a serial killer who kidnapped his son.

Scores

Overall Score
50.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
52.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
51.3%
Review Aggregate
44.5

Critic Consensus

55.6% Fresh • 9 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 56% of 9 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize suspenseful, funny, character-driven. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

suspensefulfunnycharacter-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Dennis Quaid1997$2,732,000$5,339,000(est)
Danny Glover1997$1,682,000$3,287,000(est)
Jared Leto1997$1,266,000$2,475,000(est)
Ted Levine1997$1,035,000$2,023,000(est)
R. Lee Ermey1997$885,000$1,731,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score31.0
RT critic review count26
Rotten Tomatoes audience score46.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating6.4
IMDb votes15,810

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1997$6,492,660$12,690,015
International1997N/AN/A
Worldwide1997$6,492,660$12,690,015

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$3,246,330$6,345,008
Digital Rentals ?1997N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1997N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1997$15,199,000$29,706,705
Physical Purchases ?1997$20,307,000$39,690,379
TV & Streaming Revenue1997$1,558,238$3,045,604
Total Revenues1997$40,310,568$78,787,695
Expenses
Budget ?1997$38,000,000$74,271,650
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1997$3,302,000 (est)$6,453,815 (est)
Participations1997$806,000$1,575,341
Residuals ?1997$2,693,000$5,263,515
Interest & Overhead1997$6,460,000$12,626,180
Total Expenses1997$51,261,000$100,190,501
Movie Net Profit or Loss1997$-10,950,432$-21,402,806

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