The Crossing Guard

1995 | Drama, Thriller

Synopsis

Freddy Gale is a seedy jeweller who has sworn to kill the drunk driver who killed his little girl.

Scores

Overall Score
41.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
45.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
24.1%
Review Aggregate
64.3

Critic Consensus

92.3% Fresh • 13 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 92% of 13 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, emotional, psychological. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

character-drivenemotionalpsychologicaldarkgrittysuspenseful

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Jack Nicholson1995$586,000$1,206,000(est)
David Morse1995$361,000$742,000(est)
Robin Wright1995$272,000$559,000(est)
Anjelica Huston1995$222,000$457,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score76.0
RT critic review count29
Rotten Tomatoes audience score52.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating6.3
IMDb votes15,192

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1995$868,979$1,788,706
International1995N/AN/A
Worldwide1995$868,979$1,788,706

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 Revenue1995$434,490$894,353
Digital Rentals ?1995N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1995N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1995$7,363,000$15,155,992
Physical Purchases ?1995$7,586,000$15,615,015
TV & Streaming Revenue1995$347,592$715,482
Total Revenues1995$15,731,081$32,380,842
Expenses
Budget ?1995$9,000,000$18,525,591
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1995$695,000 (est)$1,430,587 (est)
Participations1995$629,000$1,294,733
Residuals ?1995$1,114,000$2,293,056
Interest & Overhead1995$1,800,000$3,705,118
Total Expenses1995$13,238,000$27,249,086
Movie Net Profit or Loss1995$2,493,081$5,131,756

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