Mean Creek

2004 | Crime, Drama

Synopsis

When a teen is bullied, his brother and friends lure the bully into the woods to seek revenge.

Scores

Overall Score
65.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
71.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
48.6%
Review Aggregate
81.7

Critic Consensus

89.2% Fresh • 111 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 89% of 111 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize coming of age, family-friendly, emotional. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

coming of agefamily-friendlyemotionalsuspensefulcharacter-drivendarkgrittyrealisticlightheartedthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Rory Culkin2004$26,000$43,000(est)
Ryan Kelley2004$16,000$27,000(est)
Scott Mechlowicz2004$12,000$20,000(est)
Trevor Morgan2004$10,000$16,000(est)
Josh Peck2004$8,000$14,000(est)
Carly Schroeder2004$7,000$12,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score88.0
RT critic review count121
Rotten Tomatoes audience score82.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating7.1
IMDb votes34,354

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2004$603,951$1,002,962
International2004$198,997$330,468
Worldwide2004$802,948$1,333,429

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 Revenue2004$381,574$633,668
Digital Rentals ?2004$98,000$162,745
Digital Purchases ?2004$3,000$4,982
Physical Rentals ?2004$10,303,000$17,109,852
Physical Purchases ?2004$21,558,000$35,800,660
TV & Streaming Revenue2004$241,580$401,185
Total Revenues2004$32,585,155$54,113,092
Expenses
Budget ?2004$500,000$830,334
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2004$450,000 (est)$747,300 (est)
Participations2004$2,607,000$4,329,359
Residuals ?2004$2,365,000$3,927,478
Interest & Overhead2004$100,000$166,067
Total Expenses2004$6,022,000$10,000,537
Movie Net Profit or Loss2004$26,563,155$44,112,555

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