Year of the Gun

1991 | Action, Romance, Thriller, Europe, Italy, Politics

Synopsis

In 1978, a journalist and a photojournalist, both young Americans, had a close encounter with Red Brigades terrorists in Rome.

Scores

Overall Score
26.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
23.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
26.2%
Review Aggregate
35.4

Critic Consensus

50.0% Fresh • 2 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 50% of 2 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize realistic, political, romantic. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

realisticpoliticalromanticsuspensefulaction-packedcharacter-driven

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Andrew McCarthy1991$1,221,000$2,811,000(est)
Valeria Golino1991$751,000$1,730,000(est)
Sharon Stone1991$566,000$1,303,000(est)
John Pankow1991$462,000$1,065,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score29.0
RT critic review count7
Rotten Tomatoes audience score28.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating5.6
IMDb votes3,164

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1991$1,182,273$2,723,047
International1991N/AN/A
Worldwide1991$1,182,273$2,723,047

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 Revenue1991$591,136$1,361,524
Digital Rentals ?1991N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1991N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1991$8,226,000$18,946,374
Physical Purchases ?1991$5,017,000$11,555,308
TV & Streaming Revenue1991$472,909$1,089,219
Total Revenues1991$14,307,046$32,952,425
Expenses
Budget ?1991$15,000,000$34,548,458
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1991$946,000 (est)$2,178,856 (est)
Participations1991$286,000$658,724
Residuals ?1991$994,000$2,289,411
Interest & Overhead1991$3,000,000$6,909,692
Total Expenses1991$20,226,000$46,585,141
Movie Net Profit or Loss1991$-5,918,954$-13,632,716

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