Carl

2012 | Horror, Thriller

Synopsis

A psychological horror/thriller depicting a backwoods family with a dark secret.

Scores

Overall Score
48.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
89.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
2.4%
Review Aggregate
39.5

Critic Consensus

40.0% Fresh • 240 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 40% of 240 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, visually striking, funny. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotvisually strikingfunnypacing issuesfamily-friendlygrittyaction-packedsuspensefulmacabre

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
John Cusack2012$21,062,000$28,777,000(est)
Chiwetel Ejiofor2012$12,965,000$17,714,000(est)
Amanda Peet2012$9,762,000$13,337,000(est)
Oliver Platt2012$7,981,000$10,904,000(est)
Thandiwe Newton2012$6,827,000$9,328,000(est)
Danny Glover2012$6,009,000$8,210,000(est)
Woody Harrelson2012$5,394,000$7,370,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score50.0
RT critic review count0
Rotten Tomatoes audience score50.0
RT audience rating count50
IMDb rating2.8
IMDb votes339

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2012$2,592$3,541
International2012N/AN/A
Worldwide2012$2,592$3,541

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 Revenue2012$1,296$1,771
Digital Rentals ?2012$69,000$94,274
Digital Purchases ?2012$31,000$42,355
Physical Rentals ?2012$110,000$150,292
Physical Purchases ?2012$271,000$370,264
TV & Streaming Revenue2012$60,000,000$81,977,352
Total Revenues2012$60,482,296$82,636,308
Expenses
Budget ?2012$200,000,000$273,257,840
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2012$80,000 (est)$109,303 (est)
Participations2012$1,210,000$1,653,210
Residuals ?2012$2,909,000$3,974,535
Interest & Overhead2012$24,000,000$32,790,941
Total Expenses2012$228,199,000$311,785,829
Movie Net Profit or Loss2012$-167,716,704$-229,149,521

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