First Signal

2021 | Drama, Sci-Fi

Synopsis

When Air Force Space Command receives a signal from an alien satellite in Earth orbit an emergency meeting with the President reveals a government conspiracy.

Scores

Overall Score
40.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
69.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
0.6%
Review Aggregate
45.9

Critic Consensus

59.8% Fresh • 87 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 60% of 87 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, visually striking, stylized. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotvisually strikingstylizedpsychologicalthought-provokingsurrealcharacter-drivenfunnysuspenseful

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Brenton Thwaites2021$209,000$242,000(est)
Olivia Cooke2021$128,000$149,000(est)
Beau Knapp2021$97,000$112,000(est)
Lin Shaye2021$79,000$92,000(est)
Robert Longstreet2021$68,000$78,000(est)
Laurence Fishburne2021$60,000$69,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score60.0
RT critic review count87
Rotten Tomatoes audience score39.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating3.3
IMDb votes12,166

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2021$880$1,019
International2021N/AN/A
Worldwide2021$880$1,019

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 Revenue2021$440$509
Digital Rentals ?2021$50,000$57,878
Digital Purchases ?2021$56,000$64,824
Physical Rentals ?2021$13,000$15,048
Physical Purchases ?2021$40,000$46,303
TV & Streaming Revenue2021$1,200,000$1,389,077
Total Revenues2021$1,359,440$1,573,640
Expenses
Budget ?2021$4,000,000$4,630,258
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2021$80,000 (est)$92,605 (est)
Participations2021$27,000$31,254
Residuals ?2021$64,000$74,084
Interest & Overhead2021$800,000$926,052
Total Expenses2021$4,971,000$5,754,253
Movie Net Profit or Loss2021$-3,611,560$-4,180,614

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