Vertical Limit

2000 | Action, Adventure, Drama, Sport, Thriller, Disaster

Synopsis

A climber must rescue his sister on the peak of K2, the second highest mountain in the world .

Scores

Overall Score
78.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
78.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
95.4%
Review Aggregate
49.0

Critic Consensus

47.8% Fresh • 92 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 48% of 92 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize suspenseful, visually striking, action-packed. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

suspensefulvisually strikingaction-packedstylizedgrittyupliftingfunnyscaryrealisticfamily-friendly

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Chris O'Donnell2000$5,868,000$10,690,000(est)
Bill Paxton2000$3,612,000$6,581,000(est)
Robin Tunney2000$2,720,000$4,955,000(est)
Scott Glenn2000$2,224,000$4,051,000(est)
Izabella Scorupco2000$1,902,000$3,465,000(est)
Temuera Morrison2000$1,674,000$3,050,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score49.0
RT critic review count111
Rotten Tomatoes audience score41.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating6.0
IMDb votes67,778

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2000$69,243,856$126,142,844
International2000$146,420,000$266,736,088
Worldwide2000$215,663,860$392,878,940

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$93,189,928$169,765,858
Digital Rentals ?2000N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?2000N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2000$27,852,000$50,738,516
Physical Purchases ?2000$37,145,000$67,667,750
TV & Streaming Revenue2000$17,310,964$31,535,711
Total Revenues2000$175,497,892$319,707,835
Expenses
Budget ?2000$75,000,000$136,628,921
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2000$37,817,000 (est)$68,891,945 (est)
Participations2000$14,040,000$25,576,934
Residuals ?2000$5,632,000$10,259,921
Interest & Overhead2000$11,250,000$20,494,338
Total Expenses2000$143,739,000$261,852,060
Movie Net Profit or Loss2000$31,758,892$57,855,775

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