▁Development ▁and ▁writing ▁The ▁screen play ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁Syl v ester ▁St all one ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁novel ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name ▁by ▁writer ▁Ch uck ▁Log an . ▁It ▁was ▁originally ▁intended ▁as ▁a ▁st arring ▁role ▁for ▁St all one ▁but ▁he ▁passed ▁on ▁the ▁role ▁to ▁St ath am ▁stay ing ▁on ▁as ▁producer . ▁ ▁Release ▁ ▁Box ▁office ▁Home front ▁gross ed ▁$ 6 . 9 ▁million ▁in ▁its ▁opening ▁week end , ▁finishing ▁in ▁ 5 th ▁place . ▁It ▁finished ▁its ▁the atr ical ▁run ▁with ▁a ▁total ▁gross ▁of ▁$ 5 1 . 7 ▁million , ▁against ▁its ▁$ 2 2 ▁million ▁production ▁budget . ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁reception ▁Home front ▁has ▁received ▁mixed ▁reviews ▁from ▁critics . ▁On ▁Rotten ▁Tomatoes , ▁the ▁film ▁has ▁a ▁ 4 2 % ▁rating , ▁based ▁on ▁ 1 1 1 ▁reviews , ▁with ▁an ▁average ▁score ▁of ▁ 5 / 1 0 . ▁The ▁site ' s ▁cons ensus ▁states : ▁" Wh ile ▁it ▁bo asts ▁a ▁capable ▁cast , ▁the ▁disappoint ingly ▁d ull ▁Home front ▁he ark ens ▁back ▁to ▁classic ▁action ▁thr ill ers ▁without ▁adding ▁anything ▁to ▁the ▁genre ." ▁On ▁Met ac rit ic ▁the ▁film ▁has ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 4 0 ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 , ▁based ▁on ▁reviews ▁from ▁ 3 5 ▁critics , ▁indicating ▁" M ixed ▁or ▁average ▁reviews ". ▁Aud ien ces ▁pol led ▁by ▁Cinema Score ▁gave ▁the ▁film ▁an ▁average