Cube

1998 | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Torture

Synopsis

A group of strangers awaken to find themselves placed in a giant cube. Each one of them is gifted with a special skill and they must work together to escape an endless maze of deadly traps.

Scores

Overall Score
63.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
88.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
26.8%
Review Aggregate
69.5

Critic Consensus

65.5% Fresh • 29 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 66% of 29 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thought-provoking, scary, suspenseful. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thought-provokingscarysuspensefulfunnycharacter-drivenemotional

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Nicole de Boer1998$17,000$32,000(est)
Nicky Guadagni1998$10,000$20,000(est)
David Hewlett1998$8,000$15,000(est)
Andrew Miller1998$6,000$12,000(est)
Julian Richings1998$5,000$11,000(est)
Wayne Robson1998$5,000$9,000(est)
Maurice Dean Wint1998$4,000$8,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score63.0
RT critic review count40
Rotten Tomatoes audience score76.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating7.1
IMDb votes257,384

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1998$501,818$965,769
International1998N/AN/A
Worldwide1998$501,818$965,769

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 Revenue1998$250,909$482,884
Digital Rentals ?1998N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1998N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1998$6,502,000$12,513,358
Physical Purchases ?1998$9,096,000$17,505,615
TV & Streaming Revenue1998$210,764$405,623
Total Revenues1998$16,059,673$30,907,480
Expenses
Budget ?1998$350,000$673,589
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1998$315,000 (est)$606,230 (est)
Participations1998$642,000$1,235,555
Residuals ?1998$1,155,000$2,222,844
Interest & Overhead1998$70,000$134,718
Total Expenses1998$2,532,000$4,872,935
Movie Net Profit or Loss1998$13,527,673$26,034,545

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