It's a Wonderful Knife

2023 | Comedy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Synopsis

After saving her town from a psychotic killer, Winnie Carruthers' life is less than wonderful. When she wishes she'd never been born, she finds herself in a nightmare parallel universe where without her, things could be much, much worse.

Scores

Overall Score
58.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
61.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
52.2%
Review Aggregate
61.0

Critic Consensus

56.0% Fresh • 84 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 56% of 84 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize christmas, thin plot, suspenseful. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

christmasthin plotsuspensefullightheartedcharacter-drivenmacabrestylizedemotionalcoming of agegritty

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Jane Widdop2023$15,000$15,000(est)
Jess McLeod2023$9,000$9,000(est)
Joel McHale2023$7,000$7,000(est)
Katharine Isabelle2023$6,000$6,000(est)
William B. Davis2023$5,000$5,000(est)
Justin Long2023$4,000$4,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score56.0
RT critic review count84
Rotten Tomatoes audience score73.0
RT audience rating count50
IMDb rating5.2
IMDb votes8,941

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2023$811,818$835,797
International2023$490,892$505,392
Worldwide2023$1,302,710$1,341,188

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 Revenue2023$602,266$620,055
Digital Rentals ?2023$3,053,000$3,143,177
Digital Purchases ?2023$4,695,000$4,833,677
Physical Rentals ?2023$672,000$691,849
Physical Purchases ?2023$2,011,000$2,070,399
TV & Streaming Revenue2023$340,964$351,035
Total Revenues2023$11,374,229$11,710,193
Expenses
Budget ?2023$521,000 (est)$536,389 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2023$560,000 (est)$576,541 (est)
Participations2023$455,000$468,439
Residuals ?2023$420,000$432,406
Interest & Overhead2023$104,200$107,278
Total Expenses2023$2,060,200$2,121,053
Movie Net Profit or Loss2023$9,314,029$9,589,140

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