The Big Hit
Nothing's more dangerous than some nice guys... with a little time to kill.
Affable hit man Melvin Smiley is constantly being scammed by his cutthroat colleagues in the life-ending business.So, when he and his fellow assassins kidnap the daughter of an electronics mogul, it's naturally Melvin who takes the fall when their prime score turns sour.That's because the girl is the goddaughter of the gang's ruthless crime boss.
- Worldwide
- $27M
Who's in it
Cast
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What It's About
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Affable hit man Melvin Smiley is constantly being scammed by his cutthroat colleagues in the life-ending business. So, when he and his fellow assassins kidnap the daughter of an electronics mogul, it's naturally Melvin who takes the fall when their prime score turns sour. That's because the girl is the goddaughter of the gang's ruthless crime boss. But, even while dodging bullets, Melvin has to keep his real job secret from his unsuspecting fiancée, Pam.
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The numbers
Box Office & Release
The Big Hit returned 2.1× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $13M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $27M
- Release date
- Apr 24, 1998
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- MPAA rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- Canada, France
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