The Killing of John Lennon

2008 | Crime, Drama

Synopsis

A dramatization of Mark Chapman's plan to murder John Lennon.

Scores

Overall Score
42.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
56.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
21.5%
Review Aggregate
46.5

Critic Consensus

38.7% Fresh • 31 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 39% of 31 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, stylized, suspenseful. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotstylizedsuspensefulgrittyscarymacabrethought-provokingvisually strikingrealisticdark

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Jonas Ball2008$1,000$1,000(est)
Robert C. Kirk2008$0$1,000(est)
Thomas A. McMahon2008$0$0(est)
Mie Omori2008$0$0(est)
Krisha Fairchild2008$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score38.0
RT critic review count34
Rotten Tomatoes audience score46.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating6.1
IMDb votes1,556

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2008$6,975$10,163
International2008$46,142$67,231
Worldwide2008$53,117$77,393

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 Revenue2008$21,944$31,974
Digital Rentals ?2008$100,000$145,704
Digital Purchases ?2008$36,000$52,453
Physical Rentals ?2008$830,000$1,209,340
Physical Purchases ?2008$1,719,000$2,504,646
TV & Streaming Revenue2008$75,000$109,278
Total Revenues2008$2,781,944$4,053,395
Expenses
Budget ?2008$250,000 (est)$364,259 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2008$80,000 (est)$116,563 (est)
Participations2008$111,000$161,731
Residuals ?2008$189,000$275,380
Interest & Overhead2008$50,000$72,852
Total Expenses2008$680,000$990,785
Movie Net Profit or Loss2008$2,101,944$3,062,610

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