Annabelle: Creation

2017 | Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Past, Prequel, Supernatural

Synopsis

Twelve years after the tragic death of their little girl, a doll-maker and his wife welcome a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage into their home, where they become the target of the doll-maker's possessed creation, Annabelle.

Scores

Overall Score
87.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
90.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
95.5%
Review Aggregate
68.0

Critic Consensus

70.0% Fresh • 100 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 70% of 100 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, scary, funny. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotscaryfunnysuspensefulcharacter-drivenemotionalaction-packeddarkpsychologicalmacabre

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Stephanie Sigman2017$1,078,000$1,380,000(est)
Talitha Bateman2017$664,000$850,000(est)
Lulu Wilson2017$500,000$640,000(est)
Anthony LaPaglia2017$409,000$523,000(est)
Miranda Otto2017$350,000$447,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score70.0
RT critic review count189
Rotten Tomatoes audience score68.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating6.5
IMDb votes163,461

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2017$102,092,201$130,666,354
International2017$204,500,000$261,736,638
Worldwide2017$306,592,201$392,402,992

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2017$132,846,100$170,027,832
Digital Rentals ?2017$4,638,000$5,936,110
Digital Purchases ?2017$5,176,000$6,624,689
Physical Rentals ?2017$3,460,000$4,428,405
Physical Purchases ?2017$9,936,000$12,716,945
TV & Streaming Revenue2017$25,523,050$32,666,589
Total Revenues2017$181,579,151$232,400,570
Expenses
Budget ?2017$15,000,000$19,198,286
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2017$18,750,000 (est)$23,997,858 (est)
Participations2017$27,237,000$34,860,248
Residuals ?2017$2,505,000$3,206,114
Interest & Overhead2017$3,000,000$3,839,657
Total Expenses2017$66,492,000$85,102,164
Movie Net Profit or Loss2017$115,087,151$147,298,406

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