Wanted: Dead or Alive

1987 | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller

Synopsis

A bounty hunter is offered $250,000 by CIA to get the terrorist behind an LA movie theater bombing. He quit CIA because he couldn't trust them. Can they be trusted now? Can he stop the terrorists?

Scores

Overall Score
48.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
45.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
52.6%
Review Aggregate
45.1

Critic Consensus

42.9% Fresh • 7 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 43% of 7 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, suspenseful, action-packed. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

character-drivensuspensefulaction-packedemotionalvisually strikingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Rutger Hauer1987$346,000$956,000(est)
Gene Simmons1987$213,000$589,000(est)
Robert Guillaume1987$161,000$443,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score33.0
RT critic review count9
Rotten Tomatoes audience score49.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating5.9
IMDb votes6,619

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1987$7,555,000$20,862,706
International1987N/AN/A
Worldwide1987$7,555,000$20,862,706

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 Revenue1987$3,777,500$10,431,353
Digital Rentals ?1987N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1987N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1987$14,255,000$39,364,378
Physical Purchases ?1987$6,649,000$18,360,838
TV & Streaming Revenue1987$1,813,200$5,007,049
Total Revenues1987$26,494,700$73,163,618
Expenses
Budget ?1987$4,500,000$12,426,496
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1987$2,998,000 (est)$8,278,808 (est)
Participations1987$1,060,000$2,927,130
Residuals ?1987$1,625,000$4,487,346
Interest & Overhead1987$900,000$2,485,299
Total Expenses1987$11,083,000$30,605,079
Movie Net Profit or Loss1987$15,411,700$42,558,540

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