A triumvirate of stars forms the core of this update of the 1973 spy thriller The Day of the Jackal that has Bruce Willis portraying the shadowy assassin of the title. Hired by a powerful member of the Russian mafia to avenge an FBI sting that left his brother dead, the perfectionist Jackal proves an elusive target for the people charged with the task of bringing him down: a deputy FBI boss (Sidney Poitier), a former IRA terrorist (Richard Gere) and a Russian Police Major (Diane Venora). (From Netflix.)
Look for Jack Black in an early role!
The Jackal premiered on November 14, 1997 with an opening weekend totaling $15,164,595. It would go on to gross $159,330,280 worldwide. Against its $60m budget, the movie was a financial success.
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