First Descent

2005 | Documentary, Sport, Extreme Sport

Synopsis

Five of the world's best snowboarders are taken to the mountains of Alaska for some outrageous "Big Mountain" rides.

Scores

Overall Score
65.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
72.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
47.5%
Review Aggregate
78.9

Critic Consensus

86.5% Fresh • 185 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 86% of 185 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize scary, suspenseful, dark. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

scarysuspensefuldarkpsychologicalgrittycharacter-drivenmacabrefunnyvisually strikingemotional

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Shauna Macdonald2005$183,000$293,000(est)
Natalie Mendoza2005$112,000$181,000(est)
Alex Reid2005$85,000$136,000(est)
Saskia Mulder2005$69,000$111,000(est)
Nora-Jane Noone2005$59,000$95,000(est)
MyAnna Buring2005$52,000$84,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score87.0
RT critic review count187
Rotten Tomatoes audience score76.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating7.0
IMDb votes1,126

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2005$750,805$1,205,978
International2005$237,563$381,585
Worldwide2005$988,368$1,587,563

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 Revenue2005$470,428$755,623
Digital Rentals ?2005$179,000$287,518
Digital Purchases ?2005$28,000$44,975
Physical Rentals ?2005$9,985,000$16,038,374
Physical Purchases ?2005$23,971,000$38,503,341
TV & Streaming Revenue2005$300,322$482,391
Total Revenues2005$34,933,750$56,112,222
Expenses
Budget ?2005$3,500,000$5,621,864
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2005$692,000 (est)$1,111,523 (est)
Participations2005$2,795,000$4,489,460
Residuals ?2005$2,527,000$4,058,986
Interest & Overhead2005$700,000$1,124,373
Total Expenses2005$10,214,000$16,406,204
Movie Net Profit or Loss2005$24,719,750$39,706,018

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