Chronicle

2012 | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Found Footage, Origin Story, Superhero, Supernatural

Synopsis

Three high school friends gain superpowers after making an incredible discovery underground. Soon they find their lives spinning out of control and their bond tested as they embrace their darker sides.

Scores

Overall Score
89.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
93.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
91.1%
Review Aggregate
76.7

Critic Consensus

84.9% Fresh • 185 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 85% of 185 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize coming of age, dark, realistic. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

coming of agedarkrealisticgrittycharacter-drivenvisually strikingemotionalstylizedscaryfamily-friendly

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Dane DeHaan2012$863,000$1,179,000(est)
Alex Russell2012$531,000$726,000(est)
Michael B. Jordan2012$400,000$546,000(est)
Michael Kelly2012$327,000$447,000(est)
Ashley Hinshaw2012$280,000$382,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score85.0
RT critic review count185
Rotten Tomatoes audience score72.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating7.0
IMDb votes273,347

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2012$64,575,176$88,228,371
International2012$62,060,920$84,793,169
Worldwide2012$126,636,096$173,021,540

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$57,111,956$78,031,453
Digital Rentals ?2012$4,863,000$6,644,265
Digital Purchases ?2012$2,186,000$2,986,708
Physical Rentals ?2012$7,707,000$10,529,991
Physical Purchases ?2012$19,040,000$26,014,148
TV & Streaming Revenue2012$16,143,794$22,057,093
Total Revenues2012$107,051,750$146,263,658
Expenses
Budget ?2012$12,000,000$16,395,471
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2012$15,000,000 (est)$20,494,339 (est)
Participations2012$8,564,000$11,700,901
Residuals ?2012$3,010,000$4,112,531
Interest & Overhead2012$2,400,000$3,279,094
Total Expenses2012$40,974,000$55,982,337
Movie Net Profit or Loss2012$66,077,750$90,281,321

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