Fright Night

2011 | Action, Comedy, Drama, Horror, Mystery, 3D, Adaptation, Horror Comedy, Remake, Vampire

Synopsis

When a new neighbor moves in next door, a young man discovers that he is an ancient vampire who preys on the community.

Scores

Overall Score
79.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
85.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
80.2%
Review Aggregate
65.5

Critic Consensus

71.7% Fresh • 180 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 72% of 180 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, scary, funny. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotscaryfunnycoming of agedarkcharacter-drivensuspensefulvisually strikingemotionalmacabre

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Anton Yelchin2011$2,157,000$3,008,000(est)
Colin Farrell2011$1,328,000$1,852,000(est)
Christopher Mintz-Plasse2011$1,000,000$1,394,000(est)
David Tennant2011$817,000$1,140,000(est)
Toni Collette2011$699,000$975,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score72.0
RT critic review count181
Rotten Tomatoes audience score59.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating6.4
IMDb votes117,734

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2011$18,302,608$25,529,248
International2011$22,700,000$31,662,916
Worldwide2011$41,002,608$57,192,164

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 Revenue2011$18,231,304$25,429,790
Digital Rentals ?2011$4,141,000$5,776,041
Digital Purchases ?2011$1,331,000$1,856,535
Physical Rentals ?2011$7,577,000$10,568,719
Physical Purchases ?2011$18,066,000$25,199,217
TV & Streaming Revenue2011$4,392,626$6,127,020
Total Revenues2011$53,738,930$74,957,322
Expenses
Budget ?2011$30,000,000$41,845,263
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2011$19,608,000 (est)$27,350,064 (est)
Participations2011$1,075,000$1,499,455
Residuals ?2011$2,317,000$3,231,849
Interest & Overhead2011$5,100,000$7,113,695
Total Expenses2011$58,100,000$81,040,326
Movie Net Profit or Loss2011$-4,361,070$-6,083,004

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