Editing In the Line of Fire (section)

==Release==
''In the Line of Fire'' was released in United States theaters in July 1993. It was one of the first films to have a [[Trailer (promotion)|trailer]] for the film made available [[online]]. Offered via [[AOL]], the trailer was downloaded 170 times in a week and a half.<ref>{{cite magazine |magazine=[[Daily Variety]] |date=July 20, 1993 |page=3 |url=https://variety.com/1993/digital/news/studios-go-online-to-woo-audiences-108856/ |access-date=February 3, 2021 |title=Studios go on-line to woo audiences |first=Matt |last=Rothman }}</ref>

===Box office===
The film earned $15 million in its opening weekend.<ref>{{cite web |date=15 July 1993 |title=Movie Weekend Gross Screens/Avg. Weeks (National ranking)... |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-07-15-ol-13854-story.html |website=Los Angeles Times }}</ref> It earned over $102 million in North America and $85 million in other territories, for a total of $187,343,874 worldwide,<ref name="numbers">{{cite web |title=In the Line of Fire (1993) - Financial Information |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/In-the-Line-of-Fire#tab=summary |website=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]] }}</ref>  against a budget of approximately $40 million.<ref name="Galbraith" />

===Critical response===
On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], ''In the Line of Fire'' has a 96% rating based on 73 reviews, with an average rating of 7.7/10. The site's consensus states: "A straightforward thriller of the highest order, ''In the Line of Fire'' benefits from Wolfgang Petersen's taut direction and charismatic performances from Clint Eastwood and John Malkovich."<ref>{{cite web| title=In the Line of Fire |publisher= Fandango Media |work= [[Rotten Tomatoes]] |url= https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/in_the_line_of_fire/ |access-date= January 25, 2023 }}</ref> On [[Metacritic]], it has a score of 74 out of 100 based on reviews from 16.<ref>{{cite web |title=In the Line of Fire |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/in-the-line-of-fire |website=[[Metacritic]] }}</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale.<ref name="CinemaScore">{{cite web |url= https://www.cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/ |title= CinemaScore  |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181220122629/https://www.cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/ |archive-date= 2018-12-20 }}</ref>

[[Vincent Canby]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' wrote: "It's movie making of the high, smooth, commercial order that Hollywood prides itself on but achieves with singular infrequency."<ref name="Canby">{{cite web |date=9 July 1993 |last=Canby |first=Vincent |author-link=Vincent Canby |title=Review/Film: In The Line of Fire; Eastwood Slips Easily Into Town (Published 1993) |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/07/09/movies/review-film-in-the-line-of-fire-eastwood-slips-easily-into-town.html |website=[[The New York Times]] }}</ref>
[[Roger Ebert]] gave the film three and a half out of four, writing: "Most thrillers these days are about stunts and action. ''In the Line of Fire'' has a mind."<ref name="Ebert">{{cite news |date=July 9, 1993 |last=Ebert |first=Roger |author-link= Roger Ebert |title=In the Line of Fire |website= [[Chicago Sun-Times]] |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/in-the-line-of-fire-1993 |access-date=March 13, 2012 }}</ref>

[[Kenneth Turan]] of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' called the film "crisply entertaining". He praised the casting, "Malkovich’s insinuating, carefully thought out delivery is in the same way an ideal foil for Eastwood’s bluntly straightforward habits", and Eastwood "every part of this film trades so heavily on Eastwood’s presence that it is impossible to imagine it with anyone else in the starring role".<ref name="Turan" /><ref>{{cite web |date=6 July 1993 |last=McCarthy |first=Todd |author-link=Todd McCarthy |title=In the Line of Fire |url=https://variety.com/1993/film/reviews/in-the-line-of-fire-2-1200432811/ |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] }}</ref>

===Accolades===
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====[[66th Academy Awards]]====
* ''Nominated'': [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] ([[John Malkovich]])
* ''Nominated'': [[Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay|Best Original Screenplay]] ([[Jeff Maguire]])
* ''Nominated'': [[Academy Award for Best Film Editing|Best Film Editing]] ([[Anne V. Coates]])

====[[47th British Academy Film Awards|47th BAFTA Awards]]====
* ''Nominated'': Best Actor in a Supporting Role (John Malkovich)
* ''Nominated'': Best Editing (Anne V. Coates)
* ''Nominated'': Best Original Screenplay (Jeff Maguire)

====Other awards====
* 1994 [[Chicago Film Critics Association]] Award Nomination for Best Supporting Actor (John Malkovich)
* 1994 [[Golden Globe Award]] Nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (John Malkovich)
* 1994 [[MTV Movie Award]] Nomination for Best Villain (John Malkovich)<ref name="afi">{{cite web |title=The 50 greatest heroes and the 50 greatest villains of all time |publisher=American Film Institute |url=http://connect.afi.com/site/DocServer/handv400.pdf?docID=245 |access-date=March 13, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807135603/http://connect.afi.com/site/DocServer/handv400.pdf?docID=245 |archive-date=August 7, 2011 }}</ref>
* [[AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes and Villains]] (2003):
** Mitch Leary – Nominated Villain