How to Be a Serial Killer (2009) Profit, Box Office & Budget

Synopsis

A serial killer decides to teach the secrets of his satisfying career to a video store clerk.

Scores

Overall Score

20.4

Popularity Percentile (Year)

22.8%

Box Office Percentile (Year)

0.5%

Review Aggregate

49.9

Critic Consensus

100.0% Fresh • 1 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 100% of 1 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize scary, funny, character-driven. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

Cast

Cast	Year	Reported Salary	Inflation Adjusted	Notes
N/A

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic scoreN/A

RT critic review count1

Rotten Tomatoes audience score47.0

RT audience rating count1,000

IMDb rating5.4

IMDb votes2,210

Rotten Tomatoes IMDb

Box Office ?

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Domestic	2009	$899	$1,315
International	2009	N/A	N/A
Worldwide	2009	$899	$1,315

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).

Category	Year	Reported	Inflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue	2009	$450	$657
Digital Rentals ?	2009	$10,000	$14,625
Digital Purchases ?	2009	$3,000	$4,387
Physical Rentals ?	2009	$40,000	$58,499
Physical Purchases ?	2009	$85,000	$124,310
TV & Streaming Revenue	2009	$75,000	$109,685
Total Revenues	2009	$213,450	$312,164
Expenses
Budget ?	2009	$250,000 (est)	$365,618 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?	2009	$80,000 (est)	$116,998 (est)
Participations	2009	$4,000	$5,850
Residuals ?	2009	$12,000	$17,550
Interest & Overhead	2009	$50,000	$73,124
Total Expenses	2009	$396,000	$579,138
Movie Net Profit or Loss	2009	$-182,550	$-266,975

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How to Be a Serial Killer