a plane was cut from the film. Home media Warner Home Video released the DVD in the United States on July 30, 2002. Reception Box office The film made $78.4 million worldwide against its $85 million budget. Critical response Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, reports that 19% of 142 surveyed critics gave the film a positive review; the average rating is 4/10. The site's consensus reads: "Despite its timely subject matter, Collateral Damage is an unexceptional and formulaic action thriller." Metacritic rated it 33/100 based on 34 reviews. Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale. Desson Howe of The Washington Post called the film "head-scratchingly ordinary" and wrote, "Even by the fast-and-loose standards of action filmmaking, Collateral Damage is a disappointment." Claudia Puig of USA Today said, "It's laughably unbelievable, yet it's hard to snicker at anything involving terrorists, even Collaterals obscure Colombian variety. What we get is simply another opportunity for Schwarzenegger — who seems to be in perpetual Terminator mode — to flex his muscles." Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times awarded the film three out of four stars and described it as "a skillfully made example of your typical Schwarzenegger action film". See also List of American films of 2002 Arnold Schwarzenegger filmography References External links 2002 films 2002 action thriller films American action thriller films 2000s Spanish-language films American films about revenge Films about Colombian drug cartels Films about terrorism in the United States Films about firefighting American vigilante films Warner Bros. films Films directed by Andrew Davis Films postponed due to the September 11 attacks Political controversies in film Advertising and marketing controversies in film Film controversies in the United States Films set in jungles Films set in Colombia Films set in Los Angeles Films set in Washington, D.C. Films shot in Los Angeles Films shot in Mexico Films shot in Washington, D.C. Films scored by Graeme Revell 2000s vigilante films 2000s English-language films 2000s American films