The Bone Collector

1999 | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Afflicted Character, Affliction, Physically Afflicted Character, Serial Killer

Synopsis

A quadriplegic ex-homicide detective and his partner try to track down a serial killer who is terrorizing New York City.

Scores

Overall Score
82.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
89.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
92.8%
Review Aggregate
50.8

Critic Consensus

31.8% Fresh • 66 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 32% of 66 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, suspenseful, emotional. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotsuspensefulemotionalcharacter-drivenpacing issuesfamily-friendlystylizedpsychologicalvisually strikinggritty

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Denzel Washington1999$4,926,000$9,275,000(est)
Angelina Jolie1999$3,032,000$5,709,000(est)
Queen Latifah1999$2,283,000$4,299,000(est)
Michael Rooker1999$1,867,000$3,515,000(est)
Mike McGlone1999$1,597,000$3,006,000(est)
Luis Guzmán1999$1,405,000$2,646,000(est)
Leland Orser1999$1,262,000$2,375,000(est)
Ed O'Neill1999$1,149,000$2,163,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score30.0
RT critic review count90
Rotten Tomatoes audience score63.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating6.7
IMDb votes196,134

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1999$66,518,656$125,251,519
International1999$84,975,000$160,003,952
Worldwide1999$151,493,650$285,255,460

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 Revenue1999$67,249,328$126,627,340
Digital Rentals ?1999N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1999N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1999$27,628,000$52,022,232
Physical Purchases ?1999$35,709,000$67,238,377
TV & Streaming Revenue1999$16,629,664$31,312,880
Total Revenues1999$147,215,992$277,200,830
Expenses
Budget ?1999$73,000,000$137,455,587
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1999$32,710,000 (est)$61,591,401 (est)
Participations1999$11,777,000$22,175,540
Residuals ?1999$5,476,000$10,311,052
Interest & Overhead1999$10,950,000$20,618,338
Total Expenses1999$133,913,000$252,151,918
Movie Net Profit or Loss1999$13,302,992$25,048,912

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