Lords of Chaos

2019 | Biography, Drama, Horror, Music, Thriller

Synopsis

A teenager's quest to launch Norwegian Black Metal in Oslo in the early 1990s results in a very violent outcome.

Scores

Overall Score
62.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
74.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
45.7%
Review Aggregate
67.0

Critic Consensus

72.6% Fresh • 73 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 73% of 73 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, funny, stylized. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotfunnystylizeddarkcoming of agehistoricalgrittycharacter-drivensurrealrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Rory Culkin2019$5,000$6,000(est)
Emory Cohen2019$3,000$4,000(est)
Jack Kilmer2019$2,000$3,000(est)
Sky Ferreira2019$2,000$2,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score73.0
RT critic review count73
Rotten Tomatoes audience score61.0
RT audience rating count500
IMDb rating6.6
IMDb votes21,633

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2019$253,184$310,613
International2019$112,169$137,612
Worldwide2019$365,353$448,225

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 Revenue2019$171,460$210,351
Digital Rentals ?2019$2,260,000$2,772,632
Digital Purchases ?2019$2,699,000$3,311,210
Physical Rentals ?2019$1,022,000$1,253,819
Physical Purchases ?2019$2,942,000$3,609,329
TV & Streaming Revenue2019$113,933$139,776
Total Revenues2019$9,208,392$11,297,116
Expenses
Budget ?2019$402,000 (est)$493,185 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2019$292,000 (est)$358,234 (est)
Participations2019$368,000$451,473
Residuals ?2019$437,000$536,124
Interest & Overhead2019$80,400$98,637
Total Expenses2019$1,579,400$1,937,653
Movie Net Profit or Loss2019$7,628,992$9,359,464

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