Chain Letter

2010 | Horror, Mystery, Slasher

Synopsis

A maniac murders teens when they refuse to forward chain mail.

Scores

Overall Score
43.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
42.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
47.6%
Review Aggregate
37.6

Critic Consensus

30.8% Fresh • 13 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 31% of 13 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, gritty, suspenseful. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotgrittysuspensefulscarycharacter-drivenemotional

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Nikki Reed2010$121,000$174,000(est)
Keith David2010$74,000$107,000(est)
Brad Dourif2010$56,000$81,000(est)
Noah Segan2010$46,000$66,000(est)
Bai Ling2010$39,000$56,000(est)
Betsy Russell2010$34,000$50,000(est)
Matt Cohen2010$31,000$45,000(est)
Cherilyn Wilson2010$28,000$41,000(est)
Michael J. Pagan2010$26,000$37,000(est)
Michael Bailey Smith2010$24,000$35,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score29.0
RT critic review count14
Rotten Tomatoes audience score45.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating4.1
IMDb votes5,854

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2010$138,788$199,623
International2010$716,397$1,030,416
Worldwide2010$855,185$1,230,039

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 Revenue2010$355,953$511,978
Digital Rentals ?2010$1,671,000$2,403,451
Digital Purchases ?2010$487,000$700,467
Physical Rentals ?2010$3,922,000$5,641,134
Physical Purchases ?2010$8,786,000$12,637,176
TV & Streaming Revenue2010$69,394$99,812
Total Revenues2010$15,291,347$21,994,018
Expenses
Budget ?2010$3,000,000$4,314,993
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2010$684,000 (est)$983,818 (est)
Participations2010$612,000$880,259
Residuals ?2010$1,022,000$1,469,974
Interest & Overhead2010$600,000$862,999
Total Expenses2010$5,918,000$8,512,043
Movie Net Profit or Loss2010$9,373,347$13,481,975

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