Lights Out

2016 | Horror, Mystery, Supernatural

Synopsis

Rebecca must unlock the terror behind her little brother's experiences that once tested her sanity, bringing her face to face with a supernatural spirit attached to their mother.

Scores

Overall Score
86.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
90.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
92.0%
Review Aggregate
66.7

Critic Consensus

74.4% Fresh • 180 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 74% of 180 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize scary, thin plot, dark. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

scarythin plotdarksuspensefulfamily-friendlyfunnycharacter-drivenvisually strikingemotionalthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Teresa Palmer2016$282,000$368,000(est)
Gabriel Bateman2016$173,000$227,000(est)
Alexander DiPersia2016$131,000$171,000(est)
Billy Burke2016$107,000$140,000(est)
Maria Bello2016$91,000$119,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score74.0
RT critic review count180
Rotten Tomatoes audience score61.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating6.3
IMDb votes149,301

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2016$67,268,830$87,925,972
International2016$82,100,000$107,311,548
Worldwide2016$149,368,830$195,237,520

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 Revenue2016$66,474,415$86,887,605
Digital Rentals ?2016$4,564,000$5,965,529
Digital Purchases ?2016$4,653,000$6,081,859
Physical Rentals ?2016$4,007,000$5,237,483
Physical Purchases ?2016$11,307,000$14,779,192
TV & Streaming Revenue2016$16,817,208$21,981,493
Total Revenues2016$107,822,622$140,933,161
Expenses
Budget ?2016$4,900,000$6,404,709
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2016$6,125,000 (est)$8,005,886 (est)
Participations2016$8,626,000$11,274,902
Residuals ?2016$2,218,000$2,899,111
Interest & Overhead2016$980,000$1,280,942
Total Expenses2016$22,849,000$29,865,549
Movie Net Profit or Loss2016$84,973,622$111,067,612

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