The Way of the Gun

2000 | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, Mexico, North America

Synopsis

Two criminal drifters without sympathy get more than they bargained for after kidnapping and holding for ransom the surrogate mother carrying a baby for a powerful, shady man.

Scores

Overall Score
64.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
69.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
62.0%
Review Aggregate
59.4

Critic Consensus

45.5% Fresh • 123 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 46% of 123 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, noir, macabre. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotnoirmacabrestylizedsuspensefulemotionalcharacter-drivenvisually strikingscaryrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Ryan Phillippe2000$409,000$745,000(est)
Benicio del Toro2000$252,000$459,000(est)
Juliette Lewis2000$190,000$345,000(est)
Taye Diggs2000$155,000$282,000(est)
Nicky Katt2000$133,000$242,000(est)
Scott Wilson2000$117,000$213,000(est)
James Caan2000$105,000$191,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score46.0
RT critic review count135
Rotten Tomatoes audience score70.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating6.6
IMDb votes36,632

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2000$6,055,661$11,031,712
International2000$7,014,079$12,777,680
Worldwide2000$13,069,740$23,809,392

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 Revenue2000$5,833,462$10,626,928
Digital Rentals ?2000N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?2000N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2000$15,908,000$28,979,904
Physical Purchases ?2000$21,216,000$38,649,588
TV & Streaming Revenue2000$1,453,359$2,647,611
Total Revenues2000$44,410,821$80,904,030
Expenses
Budget ?2000$8,500,000$15,484,610
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2000$6,888,000 (est)$12,548,000 (est)
Participations2000$1,776,000$3,235,373
Residuals ?2000$2,808,000$5,115,387
Interest & Overhead2000$1,700,000$3,096,922
Total Expenses2000$21,672,000$39,480,291
Movie Net Profit or Loss2000$22,738,821$41,423,739

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