The Edge

1997 | Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller

Synopsis

An intellectual billionaire and two other men struggle to band together and survive after getting stranded in the Alaskan wilderness with a blood-thirsty Kodiak Bear hunting them down.

Scores

Overall Score
73.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
76.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
73.1%
Review Aggregate
66.8

Critic Consensus

63.6% Fresh • 33 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 64% of 33 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, satirical, macabre. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

funnysatiricalmacabreemotionalgrittycharacter-drivensuspensefullighthearted

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Anthony Hopkins1997$2,441,000$4,771,000(est)
Alec Baldwin1997$7,500,000 source$14,658,879reported
Elle Macpherson1997$1,131,000$2,211,000(est)
Harold Perrineau1997$925,000$1,808,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score62.0
RT critic review count50
Rotten Tomatoes audience score70.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating7.0
IMDb votes83,158

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1997$27,873,386$54,479,011
International1997N/AN/A
Worldwide1997$27,873,386$54,479,011

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$13,936,693$27,239,505
Digital Rentals ?1997N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1997N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1997$25,917,000$50,655,221
Physical Purchases ?1997$34,628,000$67,681,019
TV & Streaming Revenue1997$6,968,346$13,619,753
Total Revenues1997$81,450,040$159,195,498
Expenses
Budget ?1997$30,000,000$58,635,514
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1997$8,978,000 (est)$17,547,655 (est)
Participations1997$6,516,000$12,735,634
Residuals ?1997$4,806,000$9,393,409
Interest & Overhead1997$5,100,000$9,968,037
Total Expenses1997$55,400,000$108,280,249
Movie Net Profit or Loss1997$26,050,040$50,915,249

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