Daybreakers

2010 | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Vampire

Synopsis

In the year 2019, a plague has transformed almost every human into vampires. Faced with a dwindling blood supply, the fractured dominant race plots their survival; meanwhile, a researcher works with a covert band of vamps on a way to save humankind.

Scores

Overall Score
78.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
85.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
80.6%
Review Aggregate
60.8

Critic Consensus

68.9% Fresh • 151 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 69% of 151 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, stylized, visually striking. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotstylizedvisually strikingdarksuspensefulromanticsatiricalcoming of agemacabregritty

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Ethan Hawke2010$4,000,000 source$5,753,324reported
Willem Dafoe2010$741,000$1,066,000(est)
Claudia Karvan2010$558,000$802,000(est)
Michael Dorman2010$456,000$656,000(est)
Sam Neill2010$390,000$561,000(est)
Vince Colosimo2010$343,000$494,000(est)
Isabel Lucas2010$308,000$443,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score69.0
RT critic review count154
Rotten Tomatoes audience score49.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating6.4
IMDb votes139,074

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2010$30,101,577$43,296,033
International2010$21,314,887$30,657,864
Worldwide2010$51,416,464$73,953,896

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 Revenue2010$23,576,743$33,911,162
Digital Rentals ?2010$4,480,000$6,443,723
Digital Purchases ?2010$1,306,000$1,878,460
Physical Rentals ?2010$10,516,000$15,125,489
Physical Purchases ?2010$23,558,000$33,884,203
TV & Streaming Revenue2010$7,525,394$10,824,008
Total Revenues2010$70,962,138$102,067,045
Expenses
Budget ?2010$20,000,000$28,766,621
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2010$25,000,000 (est)$35,958,276 (est)
Participations2010$2,838,000$4,081,983
Residuals ?2010$3,108,000$4,470,333
Interest & Overhead2010$4,000,000$5,753,324
Total Expenses2010$54,946,000$79,030,537
Movie Net Profit or Loss2010$16,016,138$23,036,508

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