Eight Below

2006 | Adventure, Drama, Family, Adaptation, Animal, Cold/Icy Setting, Dog, Remake

Synopsis

Brutal cold forces two Antarctic explorers to leave their team of sled dogs behind as they fend for their survival.

Scores

Overall Score
86.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
87.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
92.3%
Review Aggregate
74.8

Critic Consensus

72.7% Fresh • 150 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 73% of 150 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize family-friendly, emotional, visually striking. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

family-friendlyemotionalvisually strikingupliftingsuspensefullightheartedscaryromantichistoricalcharacter-driven

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Paul Walker2006$3,906,000$6,077,000(est)
Bruce Greenwood2006$2,404,000$3,741,000(est)
Moon Bloodgood2006$1,810,000$2,817,000(est)
Jason Biggs2006$1,480,000$2,303,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score73.0
RT critic review count152
Rotten Tomatoes audience score78.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating7.3
IMDb votes70,658

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2006$81,612,570$126,993,373
International2006$38,843,428$60,442,380
Worldwide2006$120,455,990$187,435,740

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 Revenue2006$56,343,656$87,673,638
Digital Rentals ?2006$555,000$863,609
Digital Purchases ?2006$171,000$266,085
Physical Rentals ?2006$17,553,000$27,313,374
Physical Purchases ?2006$41,403,000$64,425,206
TV & Streaming Revenue2006$20,403,142$31,748,343
Total Revenues2006$136,428,799$212,290,255
Expenses
Budget ?2006$40,000,000$62,242,065
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2006$43,324,000 (est)$67,414,381 (est)
Participations2006$10,914,000$16,982,748
Residuals ?2006$5,362,000$8,343,549
Interest & Overhead2006$6,800,000$10,581,151
Total Expenses2006$106,400,000$165,563,894
Movie Net Profit or Loss2006$30,028,799$46,726,361

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