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The Replacement Killers

The Replacement Killers

Feb 6, 1998
87 min
ActionCrimeThriller
6.2/ 10
546 votes

Overview

Hired assassin John Lee is asked by Chinatown crime boss Terence Wei to murder the young son of policeman Stan Zedkov. Lee has the boy in his sights, but his conscience gets the better of him, and he spares the child's life. Afraid that Wei will take revenge on his family in China, Lee seeks out expert forger Meg Coburn to obtain the passport he needs to get out of the country, but a band of replacement killers is soon on his trail.

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TMDB
6.2/10
546 votes
IMDB
6.1/10
31,406 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
37%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
42/100
Metascore

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$30,000,000Production cost
Box Office$19,200,000Worldwide gross
Profit-$10,800,000Loss
ROI
-36.0%Return on investment
US Box Office$19,204,929Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

1 nomination total

Details

Production information

"Kill or be replaced."

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$30,000,000

Revenue

$19,200,000

Production Companies

Columbia PicturesBrillstein-Grey EntertainmentWCG Entertainment Productions

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