Wing Commander

1999 | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Adaptation, Space Opera, Video Game Adaptation

Synopsis

Blair, a fighter pilot, joins an interstellar war to fight the evil Kilrathi who are trying to destroy the universe.

Scores

Overall Score
54.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
58.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
66.9%
Review Aggregate
23.9

Critic Consensus

12.5% Fresh • 40 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 12% of 40 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, funny, pacing issues. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotfunnypacing issuesvisually strikinggrittyfamily-friendlytragic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Freddie Prinze Jr.1999$1,956,000$3,683,000(est)
Saffron Burrows1999$1,204,000$2,267,000(est)
Matthew Lillard1999$907,000$1,707,000(est)
Tchéky Karyo1999$741,000$1,396,000(est)
Jürgen Prochnow1999$634,000$1,194,000(est)
David Suchet1999$558,000$1,051,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score10.0
RT critic review count51
Rotten Tomatoes audience score26.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating4.3
IMDb votes17,900

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1999$11,578,059$21,800,944
International1999N/AN/A
Worldwide1999$11,578,059$21,800,944

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 Revenue1999$5,789,030$10,900,472
Digital Rentals ?1999N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1999N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1999$17,419,000$32,799,163
Physical Purchases ?1999$22,514,000$42,392,810
TV & Streaming Revenue1999$2,778,734$5,232,227
Total Revenues1999$48,500,764$91,324,671
Expenses
Budget ?1999$30,000,000$56,488,598
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1999$5,463,000 (est)$10,286,574 (est)
Participations1999$1,940,000$3,652,929
Residuals ?1999$3,079,000$5,797,613
Interest & Overhead1999$5,100,000$9,603,062
Total Expenses1999$45,582,000$85,828,776
Movie Net Profit or Loss1999$2,918,764$5,495,896

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