Better Watch Out

2017 | Comedy, Horror, Thriller

Synopsis

On a quiet suburban street, a babysitter must defend a twelve-year-old boy from intruders, only to discover it's far from a normal home invasion.

Scores

Overall Score
63.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
79.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
37.0%
Review Aggregate
74.2

Critic Consensus

89.2% Fresh • 65 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 89% of 65 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize christmas, thin plot, funny. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

christmasthin plotfunnyemotionaldarkcharacter-drivenscaryhistoricalmacabrelighthearted

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Olivia DeJonge2017$144,000$185,000(est)
Levi Miller2017$89,000$114,000(est)
Ed Oxenbould2017$67,000$86,000(est)
Aleks Mikic2017$55,000$70,000(est)
Dacre Montgomery2017$47,000$60,000(est)
Patrick Warburton2017$41,000$53,000(est)
Virginia Madsen2017$37,000$47,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score89.0
RT critic review count65
Rotten Tomatoes audience score64.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating6.5
IMDb votes49,917

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2017$20,369$26,070
International2017$155,919$199,559
Worldwide2017$176,288$225,628

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$72,552$92,858
Digital Rentals ?2017$802,000$1,026,468
Digital Purchases ?2017$895,000$1,145,498
Physical Rentals ?2017$599,000$766,652
Physical Purchases ?2017$1,719,000$2,200,124
TV & Streaming Revenue2017$900,000$1,151,897
Total Revenues2017$4,987,552$6,383,497
Expenses
Budget ?2017$3,000,000$3,839,657
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2017$141,000 (est)$180,464 (est)
Participations2017$100,000$127,989
Residuals ?2017$257,000$328,931
Interest & Overhead2017$600,000$767,931
Total Expenses2017$4,098,000$5,244,972
Movie Net Profit or Loss2017$889,552$1,138,525

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