Detention of the Dead

2013 | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller, High School, Horror Comedy, School, Zombie

Synopsis

A group of oddball high school students find themselves trapped in detention with their classmates having turned into a horde of Zombies.

Scores

Overall Score
23.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
32.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
1.1%
Review Aggregate
40.0

Critic Consensus

50.0% Fresh • 8 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 50% of 8 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, coming of age, scary. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

funnycoming of agescarysuspensefulaction-packedcharacter-driven

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Jacob Zachar2013$0$0(est)
Alexa Nikolas2013$0$0(est)
Christa B. Allen2013$0$0(est)
Jayson Blair2013$0$0(est)
Justin Chon2013$0$0(est)
Max Adler2013$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score50.0
RT critic review count8
Rotten Tomatoes audience score25.0
RT audience rating count500
IMDb rating4.5
IMDb votes2,877

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2013$1,777$2,392
International2013N/AN/A
Worldwide2013$1,777$2,392

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 Revenue2013$888$1,196
Digital Rentals ?2013$39,000$52,508
Digital Purchases ?2013$23,000$30,966
Physical Rentals ?2013$50,000$67,318
Physical Purchases ?2013$130,000$175,026
TV & Streaming Revenue2013$75,000$100,976
Total Revenues2013$317,888$427,990
Expenses
Budget ?2013$250,000 (est)$336,588 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2013$80,000 (est)$107,708 (est)
Participations2013$6,000$8,078
Residuals ?2013$18,000$24,234
Interest & Overhead2013$50,000$67,318
Total Expenses2013$404,000$543,926
Movie Net Profit or Loss2013$-86,112$-115,936

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