Cthulhu

2008 | Drama, Horror, Thriller, Homosexual Theme, LGBTQ Theme

Synopsis

Seattle professor returns home, reunites with childhood friend, uncovers disturbing details about father's cult, events escalate dangerously toward apocalyptic situation.

Scores

Overall Score
25.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
26.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
11.2%
Review Aggregate
46.2

Critic Consensus

58.3% Fresh • 12 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 58% of 12 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize visually striking, realistic, stylized. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

visually strikingrealisticstylizeddarkemotionalscarycharacter-drivensuspenseful

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Tori Spelling2008$0$0(est)
Cara Buono2008$0$0(est)
Jason Cottle2008$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score62.0
RT critic review count13
Rotten Tomatoes audience score29.0
RT audience rating count500
IMDb rating4.5
IMDb votes2,388

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2008$15,213$22,166
International2008N/AN/A
Worldwide2008$15,213$22,166

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 Revenue2008$7,606$11,083
Digital Rentals ?2008$175,000$254,981
Digital Purchases ?2008$62,000$90,336
Physical Rentals ?2008$1,448,000$2,109,789
Physical Purchases ?2008$3,001,000$4,372,567
TV & Streaming Revenue2008$67,500$98,350
Total Revenues2008$4,761,106$6,937,107
Expenses
Budget ?2008$225,000 (est)$327,833 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2008$80,000 (est)$116,563 (est)
Participations2008$190,000$276,837
Residuals ?2008$333,000$485,193
Interest & Overhead2008$45,000$65,567
Total Expenses2008$873,000$1,271,993
Movie Net Profit or Loss2008$3,888,106$5,665,114

Similar Movies

Related titles based on shared genres and franchise overlap. View all similar movies
PosterMovieYearMatchOverallEst. Profit
Contracted posterContracted2013Shared genres: 537.0$733,052
Transfixed posterTransfixed2004Shared genres: 516.5$4,050,680
The Imitation Game posterThe Imitation Game2014Shared genres: 495.4$94,670,272
Interview with the Vampire posterInterview with the Vampire1994Shared genres: 491.7$79,416,899
The Talented Mr. Ripley posterThe Talented Mr. Ripley1999Shared genres: 489.7$58,637,647