Dark Water

2005 | Drama, Horror, Mystery, Adaptation, Remake, Supernatural

Synopsis

A mother and daughter, still wounded from a bitter custody dispute, hole up in a run-down apartment building, where they are targeted by the ghost of a former resident.

Scores

Overall Score
72.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
78.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
80.4%
Review Aggregate
42.6

Critic Consensus

46.8% Fresh • 141 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 47% of 141 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize dark, thin plot, scary. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

darkthin plotscarypsychologicalemotionalgrittytragicvisually strikingsuspensefulcharacter-driven

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Jennifer Connelly2005$1,956,000$3,142,000(est)
John C. Reilly2005$1,204,000$1,934,000(est)
Tim Roth2005$907,000$1,456,000(est)
Dougray Scott2005$741,000$1,191,000(est)
Pete Postlethwaite2005$634,000$1,018,000(est)
Camryn Manheim2005$558,000$896,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score47.0
RT critic review count150
Rotten Tomatoes audience score28.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating5.6
IMDb votes67,188

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2005$25,473,352$40,916,487
International2005$18,873,728$30,315,863
Worldwide2005$44,347,080$71,232,350

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 Revenue2005$20,286,167$32,584,589
Digital Rentals ?2005$280,000$449,749
Digital Purchases ?2005$43,000$69,069
Physical Rentals ?2005$15,606,000$25,067,086
Physical Purchases ?2005$37,464,000$60,176,426
TV & Streaming Revenue2005$6,368,338$10,229,122
Total Revenues2005$80,047,505$128,576,039
Expenses
Budget ?2005$30,000,000$48,187,400
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2005$16,726,000 (est)$26,866,082 (est)
Participations2005$3,202,000$5,143,202
Residuals ?2005$4,238,000$6,807,273
Interest & Overhead2005$5,100,000$8,191,858
Total Expenses2005$59,266,000$95,195,816
Movie Net Profit or Loss2005$20,781,505$33,380,224

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