House on Haunted Hill

1999 | Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Adaptation, Remake, Supernatural

Synopsis

An amusement park mogul offers a group of diverse people $1,000,000 to spend the night in a haunted house with a horrifying past.

Scores

Overall Score
72.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
79.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
82.0%
Review Aggregate
41.1

Critic Consensus

26.7% Fresh • 45 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 27% of 45 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize scary, suspenseful, macabre. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

scarysuspensefulmacabreemotionalfunnyvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Geoffrey Rush1999$2,227,000$4,193,000(est)
Famke Janssen1999$1,371,000$2,581,000(est)
Taye Diggs1999$1,032,000$1,943,000(est)
Ali Larter1999$844,000$1,589,000(est)
Bridgette Wilson1999$722,000$1,359,000(est)
Peter Gallagher1999$635,000$1,196,000(est)
Chris Kattan1999$570,000$1,074,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score31.0
RT critic review count61
Rotten Tomatoes audience score42.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating5.6
IMDb votes62,393

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1999$40,846,080$76,911,253
International1999$1,747,373$3,290,221
Worldwide1999$42,593,456$80,201,480

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 Revenue1999$21,121,989$39,771,715
Digital Rentals ?1999N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1999N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1999$25,071,000$47,207,517
Physical Purchases ?1999$32,404,000$61,015,212
TV & Streaming Revenue1999$10,211,520$19,227,813
Total Revenues1999$88,808,509$167,222,258
Expenses
Budget ?1999$37,000,000$69,669,265
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1999$13,796,000 (est)$25,977,221 (est)
Participations1999$7,105,000$13,378,382
Residuals ?1999$4,734,000$8,913,900
Interest & Overhead1999$6,290,000$11,843,775
Total Expenses1999$68,925,000$129,782,542
Movie Net Profit or Loss1999$19,883,509$37,439,715

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