The Crow: City of Angels

1996 | Action, Crime, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller, Adaptation, Comic Book Adaptation, Revenge, Superhero, Supernatural

Synopsis

The spirit of the Crow resurrects a car mechanic seeking revenge for the murder of his son.

Scores

Overall Score
62.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
71.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
67.1%
Review Aggregate
31.9

Critic Consensus

17.2% Fresh • 29 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 17% of 29 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, visually striking, coming of age. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotvisually strikingcoming of agedarkmacabrescarysuspensefulaction-packedstylized

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Vincent Pérez1996$1,627,000$3,254,000(est)
Mia Kirshner1996$1,002,000$2,003,000(est)
Richard Brooks1996$754,000$1,508,000(est)
Iggy Pop1996$617,000$1,233,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score16.0
RT critic review count38
Rotten Tomatoes audience score40.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating4.6
IMDb votes23,093

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1996$17,917,287$35,823,154
International1996N/AN/A
Worldwide1996$17,917,287$35,823,154

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 Revenue1996$8,958,644$17,911,577
Digital Rentals ?1996N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1996N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1996$24,936,000$49,856,107
Physical Purchases ?1996$29,543,000$59,067,171
TV & Streaming Revenue1996$4,300,149$8,597,557
Total Revenues1996$67,737,792$135,432,412
Expenses
Budget ?1996$20,000,000$39,987,253
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1996$5,603,000 (est)$11,202,429 (est)
Participations1996$5,419,000$10,834,546
Residuals ?1996$4,229,000$8,455,305
Interest & Overhead1996$4,000,000$7,997,451
Total Expenses1996$39,251,000$78,476,983
Movie Net Profit or Loss1996$28,486,792$56,955,429

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