The Cold Light of Day

2012 | Action, Adventure, Thriller

Synopsis

After his family is kidnapped during their sailing trip in Spain, a young Wall Street trader is confronted by the people responsible: intelligence agents looking to recover a mysterious briefcase.

Scores

Overall Score
63.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
70.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
76.0%
Review Aggregate
24.0

Critic Consensus

4.7% Fresh • 43 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 5% of 43 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, dark, suspenseful. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotdarksuspensefullightheartedfamily-friendlyfunnyvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Henry Cavill2012$1,924,000$2,629,000(est)
Sigourney Weaver2012$1,184,000$1,618,000(est)
Bruce Willis2012$892,000$1,218,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score4.0
RT critic review count47
Rotten Tomatoes audience score29.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating4.9
IMDb votes40,903

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2012$3,763,583$5,142,143
International2012$13,100,000$17,898,389
Worldwide2012$16,863,583$23,040,531

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 Revenue2012$7,121,792$9,730,427
Digital Rentals ?2012$3,505,000$4,788,844
Digital Purchases ?2012$1,576,000$2,153,272
Physical Rentals ?2012$5,555,000$7,589,736
Physical Purchases ?2012$13,725,000$18,752,319
TV & Streaming Revenue2012$1,505,433$2,056,857
Total Revenues2012$32,988,225$45,071,455
Expenses
Budget ?2012$20,000,000$27,325,784
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2012$9,348,000 (est)$12,772,071 (est)
Participations2012$660,000$901,751
Residuals ?2012$1,681,000$2,296,732
Interest & Overhead2012$4,000,000$5,465,157
Total Expenses2012$35,689,000$48,761,495
Movie Net Profit or Loss2012$-2,700,775$-3,690,040

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