Cheap Thrills

2014 | Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller, Black Comedy

Synopsis

A scheming couple put a struggling family man and his old friend through a series of increasingly twisted dares over the course of an evening at a local bar.

Scores

Overall Score
54.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
64.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
30.5%
Review Aggregate
75.7

Critic Consensus

87.2% Fresh • 94 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 87% of 94 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize dark, funny, suspenseful. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

darkfunnysuspensefulcharacter-driventhought-provokingemotionalsatiricalpsychologicalmacabrepolitical

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Pat Healy2014$7,000$9,000(est)
Sara Paxton2014$4,000$5,000(est)
Ethan Embry2014$3,000$4,000(est)
David Koechner2014$2,000$3,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score87.0
RT critic review count94
Rotten Tomatoes audience score69.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating6.7
IMDb votes21,131

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2014$59,424$78,755
International2014N/AN/A
Worldwide2014$59,424$78,755

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 Revenue2014$29,712$39,378
Digital Rentals ?2014$1,603,000$2,124,466
Digital Purchases ?2014$1,269,000$1,681,814
Physical Rentals ?2014$1,827,000$2,421,335
Physical Purchases ?2014$4,924,000$6,525,808
TV & Streaming Revenue2014$30,000$39,759
Total Revenues2014$9,682,712$12,832,559
Expenses
Budget ?2014$100,000$132,531
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2014$80,000 (est)$106,025 (est)
Participations2014$387,000$512,894
Residuals ?2014$587,000$777,955
Interest & Overhead2014$20,000$26,506
Total Expenses2014$1,174,000$1,555,910
Movie Net Profit or Loss2014$8,508,712$11,276,649

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