True Lies

1994 | Action, Comedy, Thriller, Adaptation, Conflict, Controversial, Remake, Spy, Terrorism

Synopsis

A fearless, globe-trotting, terrorist-battling secret agent has his life turned upside down when he discovers his wife might be having an affair with a used-car salesman while terrorists smuggle nuclear war heads into the United States.

Scores

Overall Score
92.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
95.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
98.9%
Review Aggregate
72.8

Critic Consensus

73.3% Fresh • 45 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 73% of 45 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, political, romantic. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

funnypoliticalromanticaction-packedstylizedfamily-friendlyvisually strikingsuspenseful

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Arnold Schwarzenegger1994$15,000,000 source$31,751,012reported
Jamie Lee Curtis1994$6,924,000$14,655,000(est)
Tom Arnold1994$5,213,000$11,034,000(est)
Bill Paxton1994$4,262,000$9,021,000(est)
Art Malik1994$3,646,000$7,717,000(est)
Tia Carrere1994$3,209,000$6,792,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score70.0
RT critic review count57
Rotten Tomatoes audience score76.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating7.3
IMDb votes295,062

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1994$146,282,411$309,640,974
International1994N/AN/A
Worldwide1994$146,283,741$309,643,789

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 Revenue1994$73,141,206$154,820,487
Digital Rentals ?1994N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1994N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1994$62,635,000$132,581,643
Physical Purchases ?1994$57,814,000$122,376,868
TV & Streaming Revenue1994$40,959,075$86,699,473
Total Revenues1994$234,549,281$496,478,470
Expenses
Budget ?1994$115,000,000$243,424,426
Print & Advertising (P&A) ? source1994$25,000,000$52,918,354
Participations1994$18,764,000$39,718,399
Residuals ?1994$10,870,000$23,008,900
Interest & Overhead1994$13,800,000$29,210,931
Total Expenses1994$183,434,000$388,281,011
Movie Net Profit or Loss1994$51,115,281$108,197,460

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