Synopsis
Three college students base their class project around gossip and how fast it spreads, which soon spirals out of control.
Scores
Overall Score
57.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
59.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
61.8%
Review Aggregate
42.4
Critic Consensus
Critic reception is largely negative, with 28% of 58 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, stylized, family-friendly. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.
thin plotstylizedfamily-friendlycoming of agevisually strikingcharacter-drivenmacabre
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Marsden | 2000 | $1,273,000 | $2,318,000 | (est) |
| Lena Headey | 2000 | $783,000 | $1,427,000 | (est) |
| Norman Reedus | 2000 | $590,000 | $1,075,000 | (est) |
| Kate Hudson | 2000 | $482,000 | $879,000 | (est) |
| Marisa Coughlan | 2000 | $413,000 | $751,000 | (est) |
| Sharon Lawrence | 2000 | $363,000 | $661,000 | (est) |
| Eric Bogosian | 2000 | $326,000 | $594,000 | (est) |
| Edward James Olmos | 2000 | $297,000 | $541,000 | (est) |
| Joshua Jackson | 2000 | $273,000 | $498,000 | (est) |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score28.0
RT critic review count67
Rotten Tomatoes audience score47.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating5.9
IMDb votes18,172
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 2000 | $5,108,820 | $9,306,834 |
| International | 2000 | $7,482,450 | $13,630,920 |
| Worldwide | 2000 | $12,591,270 | $22,937,754 |
Earnings / Profitability
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | |||
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2000 | $5,547,390 | $10,105,785 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2000 | N/A | N/A |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2000 | N/A | N/A |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2000 | $14,967,000 | $27,265,666 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2000 | $19,962,000 | $36,365,152 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2000 | $2,043,528 | $3,722,733 |
| Total Revenues | 2000 | $42,519,918 | $77,459,336 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget ? | 2000 | $24,000,000 | $43,721,253 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2000 | $6,883,000 (est) | $12,538,891 (est) |
| Participations | 2000 | $1,701,000 | $3,098,744 |
| Residuals ? | 2000 | $2,674,000 | $4,871,276 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2000 | $4,800,000 | $8,744,251 |
| Total Expenses | 2000 | $40,058,000 | $72,974,414 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2000 | $2,461,918 | $4,484,922 |
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