Reception
Maximum Risk opened on September 13, 1996, at the number 1 spot at the box office, taking in $5,612,707 in its first weekend, and made a final tally of just $14,502,483.
Critics were mixed on the movie, noting that as a Ringo Lam film it was a disappointment when compared to his earlier work, while as a Van Damme feature it was better than average and probably one of his best films.
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“I gave a speech in Omaha. After the speech I went to a reception elsewhere in town. A sweet old lady came up to me, put her gloved hand in mine, and said, “I hear you spoke here tonight.” “Oh, it was nothing,” I replied modestly. “Yes,” the little old lady nodded, “that’s what I heard.””
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