Chernobyl Diaries

2012 | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Synopsis

Six tourists hire an extreme tour guide who takes them to the abandoned city Pripyat, the former home to the workers of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor. During their exploration, they soon discover they are not alone.

Scores

Overall Score
72.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
84.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
82.7%
Review Aggregate
29.8

Critic Consensus

17.6% Fresh • 91 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 18% of 91 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, suspenseful, tragic. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotsuspensefultragicscarygrittyvisually strikinglightheartedrealisticsurrealdark

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Jonathan Sadowski2012$48,000$66,000(est)
Jesse McCartney2012$30,000$40,000(est)
Devin Kelley2012$22,000$30,000(est)
Olivia Taylor Dudley2012$18,000$25,000(est)
Ingrid Bolsø Berdal2012$16,000$21,000(est)
Nathan Phillips2012$14,000$19,000(est)
Dimitri Diatchenko2012$12,000$17,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score18.0
RT critic review count91
Rotten Tomatoes audience score28.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating5.1
IMDb votes69,978

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2012$18,119,640$24,756,668
International2012$20,270,380$27,695,200
Worldwide2012$38,390,020$52,451,868

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$17,167,972$23,456,414
Digital Rentals ?2012$4,118,000$5,626,379
Digital Purchases ?2012$1,851,000$2,529,001
Physical Rentals ?2012$6,527,000$8,917,769
Physical Purchases ?2012$16,126,000$22,032,779
TV & Streaming Revenue2012$4,348,714$5,941,600
Total Revenues2012$50,138,686$68,503,942
Expenses
Budget ?2012$1,000,000$1,366,289
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2012$1,250,000 (est)$1,707,861 (est)
Participations2012$4,011,000$5,480,186
Residuals ?2012$2,100,000$2,869,207
Interest & Overhead2012$200,000$273,258
Total Expenses2012$8,561,000$11,696,801
Movie Net Profit or Loss2012$41,577,686$56,807,141

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