Jakob's Wife

2021 | Horror

Synopsis

Anne, married to a small-town Minister, feels her life has been shrinking over the past 30 years. Encountering "The Master" brings her a new sense of power and an appetite to live bolder. However, the change comes with a heavy body count.

Scores

Overall Score
42.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
44.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
23.6%
Review Aggregate
69.1

Critic Consensus

84.6% Fresh • 91 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 85% of 91 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, funny, macabre. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

thin plotfunnymacabrecharacter-drivenscarysatiricalgrittytragicaction-packedpsychological

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Barbara Crampton2021$1,000$1,000(est)
Larry Fessenden2021$0$1,000(est)
Bonnie Aarons2021$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score85.0
RT critic review count91
Rotten Tomatoes audience score61.0
RT audience rating count100
IMDb rating5.5
IMDb votes4,542

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2021$27,588$31,935
International2021$20,180$23,360
Worldwide2021$47,768$55,295

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 Revenue2021$21,866$25,311
Digital Rentals ?2021$1,537,000$1,779,177
Digital Purchases ?2021$1,731,000$2,003,744
Physical Rentals ?2021$391,000$452,608
Physical Purchases ?2021$1,251,000$1,448,113
TV & Streaming Revenue2021$75,000$86,817
Total Revenues2021$5,006,866$5,795,771
Expenses
Budget ?2021$250,000 (est)$289,391 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2021$80,000 (est)$92,605 (est)
Participations2021$200,000$231,513
Residuals ?2021$215,000$248,876
Interest & Overhead2021$50,000$57,878
Total Expenses2021$795,000$920,264
Movie Net Profit or Loss2021$4,211,866$4,875,507

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