Darkness Falls

2003 | Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Supernatural

Synopsis

A vengeful spirit has taken the form of the Tooth Fairy to exact vengeance on the town that lynched her 150 years earlier. Her only opposition is the only child, now grown up, who has survived her before.

Scores

Overall Score
67.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
74.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
80.8%
Review Aggregate
28.4

Critic Consensus

9.4% Fresh • 128 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 9% of 128 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize dark, thin plot, scary. Many reviews cite thin plot, uneven tone as the main reasons it falls short.

darkthin plotscarycoming of agevisually strikingfunnycharacter-drivenpsychologicalstylizeduneven tone

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Chaney Kley2003$1,362,000$2,322,000(est)
Emma Caulfield2003$838,000$1,429,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score10.0
RT critic review count130
Rotten Tomatoes audience score34.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating5.0
IMDb votes34,853

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2003$32,551,396$55,496,591
International2003$14,937,140$25,466,199
Worldwide2003$47,488,536$80,962,790

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 Revenue2003$22,250,554$37,934,775
Digital Rentals ?2003$94,000$160,260
Digital Purchases ?2003N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2003$18,612,000$31,731,436
Physical Purchases ?2003$33,955,000$57,889,583
TV & Streaming Revenue2003$8,137,849$13,874,148
Total Revenues2003$83,049,403$141,590,201
Expenses
Budget ?2003$11,000,000$18,753,804
Print & Advertising (P&A) ? source2003$20,000,000$34,097,825
Participations2003$6,644,000$11,327,298
Residuals ?2003$4,276,000$7,290,115
Interest & Overhead2003$2,200,000$3,750,761
Total Expenses2003$44,120,000$75,219,802
Movie Net Profit or Loss2003$38,929,403$66,370,399

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