I Sell the Dead

2009 | Comedy, Horror, Horror Comedy

Synopsis

A grave robber reflects on his life of crime.

Scores

Overall Score
34.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
44.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
5.2%
Review Aggregate
59.9

Critic Consensus

70.5% Fresh • 44 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 70% of 44 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, thin plot, stylized. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

funnythin plotstylizeddarkscarycharacter-drivenvisually strikingmacabrehistorical

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Dominic Monaghan2009$29,000$43,000(est)
Larry Fessenden2009$18,000$26,000(est)
Angus Scrimm2009$14,000$20,000(est)
Ron Perlman2009$11,000$16,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score71.0
RT critic review count45
Rotten Tomatoes audience score47.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating6.0
IMDb votes11,439

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2009$8,050$11,773
International2009N/AN/A
Worldwide2009$8,050$11,773

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 Revenue2009$4,025$5,886
Digital Rentals ?2009$128,000$187,196
Digital Purchases ?2009$41,000$59,961
Physical Rentals ?2009$521,000$761,947
Physical Purchases ?2009$1,113,000$1,627,730
TV & Streaming Revenue2009$135,000$197,434
Total Revenues2009$1,942,025$2,840,155
Expenses
Budget ?2009$450,000$658,112
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2009$80,000 (est)$116,998 (est)
Participations2009$78,000$114,073
Residuals ?2009$125,000$182,809
Interest & Overhead2009$90,000$131,622
Total Expenses2009$823,000$1,203,614
Movie Net Profit or Loss2009$1,119,025$1,636,542

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