Firestarter

2022 | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Synopsis

A young girl tries to understand how she mysteriously gained the power to set things on fire with her mind.

Scores

Overall Score
66.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
73.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
78.4%
Review Aggregate
31.9

Critic Consensus

6.0% Fresh • 50 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 6% of 50 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, character-driven, gritty. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotcharacter-drivengrittyfunnysuspensefulpacing issuesemotional

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Zac Efron2022$722,000$774,000(est)
Ryan Kiera Armstrong2022$445,000$476,000(est)
Sydney Lemmon2022$335,000$359,000(est)
Kurtwood Smith2022$274,000$293,000(est)
John Beasley2022$234,000$251,000(est)
Michael Greyeyes2022$206,000$221,000(est)
Gloria Reuben2022$185,000$198,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score10.0
RT critic review count163
Rotten Tomatoes audience score47.0
RT audience rating count250
IMDb rating4.6
IMDb votes24,822

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2022$9,739,250$10,438,000
International2022$5,300,000$5,680,253
Worldwide2022$15,039,250$16,118,253

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 Revenue2022$6,989,625$7,491,101
Digital Rentals ?2022$5,090,000$5,455,186
Digital Purchases ?2022$7,680,000$8,231,008
Physical Rentals ?2022$1,383,000$1,482,224
Physical Purchases ?2022$4,254,000$4,559,207
TV & Streaming Revenue2022$2,337,420$2,505,120
Total Revenues2022$27,734,045$29,723,846
Expenses
Budget ?2022$12,000,000$12,860,950
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2022$8,160,000 (est)$8,745,446 (est)
Participations2022$1,109,000$1,188,566
Residuals ?2022$875,000$937,778
Interest & Overhead2022$2,400,000$2,572,190
Total Expenses2022$24,544,000$26,304,929
Movie Net Profit or Loss2022$3,190,045$3,418,917

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