Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon

2007 | Comedy, Horror, Thriller, Horror Comedy, Slasher

Synopsis

The next great killer and psychopath has given a documentary film crew exclusive access to his life as he plans his reign of terror over the quiet town of Glen Echo.

Scores

Overall Score
50.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
59.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
25.5%
Review Aggregate
73.4

Critic Consensus

76.9% Fresh • 39 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 77% of 39 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, scary, stylized. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

funnyscarystylizedsatiricalmacabrecharacter-drivengrittysuspenseful

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Nathan Baesel2007$1,000$1,000(est)
Angela Goethals2007$0$1,000(est)
Scott Wilson2007$0$0(est)
Kate Lang Johnson2007$0$0(est)
Ben Pace2007$0$0(est)
Britain Spellings2007$0$0(est)
Zelda Rubinstein2007$0$0(est)
Robert Englund2007$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score76.0
RT critic review count41
Rotten Tomatoes audience score75.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating6.7
IMDb votes26,586

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2007$69,136$104,621
International2007N/AN/A
Worldwide2007$69,136$104,621

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 Revenue2007$34,568$52,311
Digital Rentals ?2007$262,000$396,476
Digital Purchases ?2007$97,000$146,787
Physical Rentals ?2007$4,503,000$6,814,236
Physical Purchases ?2007$10,118,000$15,311,223
TV & Streaming Revenue2007$34,568$52,311
Total Revenues2007$15,049,136$22,773,342
Expenses
Budget ?2007$250,000 (est)$378,316 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2007$80,000 (est)$121,061 (est)
Participations2007$602,000$910,986
Residuals ?2007$1,089,000$1,647,946
Interest & Overhead2007$50,000$75,663
Total Expenses2007$2,071,000$3,133,973
Movie Net Profit or Loss2007$12,978,136$19,639,369

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