Bless the Child

2000 | Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller, Supernatural

Synopsis

Cody, a little girl abandoned by her mother and raised by her aunt, a nurse, is kidnapped. The girl's guardian, aided by an F.B.I. agent, learn that Cody has supernatural abilities, and the abductees are a Satanic cult willing to do anything to gain them.

Scores

Overall Score
61.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
64.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
76.3%
Review Aggregate
29.4

Critic Consensus

3.5% Fresh • 113 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 4% of 113 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, scary, funny. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotscaryfunnysuspensefulgrittypacing issuescharacter-drivenmacabredarkstylized

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Kim Basinger2000$5,086,000$9,265,000(est)
Jimmy Smits2000$3,131,000$5,703,000(est)
Rufus Sewell2000$2,357,000$4,294,000(est)
Ian Holm2000$1,927,000$3,511,000(est)
Angela Bettis2000$1,648,000$3,003,000(est)
Christina Ricci2000$1,451,000$2,643,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score4.0
RT critic review count113
Rotten Tomatoes audience score43.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating5.1
IMDb votes15,804

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2000$29,381,494$53,524,824
International2000$11,061,516$20,150,973
Worldwide2000$40,443,010$73,675,797

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 Revenue2000$19,115,353$34,822,801
Digital Rentals ?2000N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?2000N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2000$21,541,000$39,241,648
Physical Purchases ?2000$28,729,000$52,336,163
TV & Streaming Revenue2000$7,345,374$13,381,206
Total Revenues2000$76,730,727$139,781,818
Expenses
Budget ?2000$65,000,000$118,411,731
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2000$15,375,000 (est)$28,008,929 (est)
Participations2000$1,535,000$2,796,339
Residuals ?2000$4,064,000$7,403,466
Interest & Overhead2000$9,750,000$17,761,760
Total Expenses2000$95,724,000$174,382,223
Movie Net Profit or Loss2000$-18,993,273$-34,600,405

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