Ghost Ship

2002 | Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Supernatural

Synopsis

A salvage crew discovers a long-lost 1962 passenger ship floating lifeless in a remote region of the Bering Sea, and soon notices that its long-dead inhabitants may still be on board.

Scores

Overall Score
77.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
90.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
85.8%
Review Aggregate
32.9

Critic Consensus

14.6% Fresh • 123 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 15% of 123 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize scary, thin plot, dark. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

scarythin plotdarkmacabresuspensefulfunnycharacter-drivencoming of agepsychologicalgritty

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Julianna Margulies2002$1,438,000$2,507,000(est)
Ron Eldard2002$885,000$1,543,000(est)
Desmond Harrington2002$666,000$1,162,000(est)
Isaiah Washington2002$545,000$950,000(est)
Gabriel Byrne2002$466,000$813,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score14.0
RT critic review count126
Rotten Tomatoes audience score38.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating5.6
IMDb votes114,570

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2002$30,113,492$52,510,291
International2002$38,236,392$66,674,568
Worldwide2002$68,349,890$119,184,870

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 Revenue2002$30,351,303$52,924,973
Digital Rentals ?2002$17,000$29,644
Digital Purchases ?2002N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2002$19,686,000$34,327,390
Physical Purchases ?2002$36,706,000$64,005,953
TV & Streaming Revenue2002$7,528,373$13,127,573
Total Revenues2002$94,288,676$164,415,533
Expenses
Budget ?2002$20,000,000$34,874,927
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2002$18,803,000 (est)$32,787,662 (est)
Participations2002$7,543,000$13,153,079
Residuals ?2002$4,526,000$7,892,196
Interest & Overhead2002$4,000,000$6,974,985
Total Expenses2002$54,872,000$95,682,849
Movie Net Profit or Loss2002$39,416,676$68,732,684

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