Midnight Special

2016 | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Synopsis

A father and son go on the run, pursued by the government and a cult drawn to the child's special powers.

Scores

Overall Score
75.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
83.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
66.5%
Review Aggregate
73.2

Critic Consensus

83.3% Fresh • 239 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 83% of 239 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, emotional, suspenseful. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

thin plotemotionalsuspensefulvisually strikingfamily-friendlythought-provokingmacabrecharacter-drivenstylizedgritty

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Michael Shannon2016$1,174,000$1,534,000(est)
Joel Edgerton2016$722,000$944,000(est)
Kirsten Dunst2016$544,000$711,000(est)
Adam Driver2016$445,000$581,000(est)
Jaeden Martell2016$380,000$497,000(est)
Sam Shepard2016$335,000$438,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score83.0
RT critic review count239
Rotten Tomatoes audience score67.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating6.6
IMDb votes85,915

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2016$3,712,282$4,852,262
International2016$3,400,000$4,444,083
Worldwide2016$7,112,282$9,296,345

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$3,216,141$4,203,764
Digital Rentals ?2016$3,426,000$4,478,067
Digital Purchases ?2016$3,493,000$4,565,642
Physical Rentals ?2016$3,008,000$3,931,707
Physical Purchases ?2016$8,488,000$11,094,523
TV & Streaming Revenue2016$1,484,913$1,940,905
Total Revenues2016$23,116,054$30,214,608
Expenses
Budget ?2016$18,000,000$23,527,499
Print & Advertising (P&A) ? source2016$20,000,000$26,141,666
Participations2016$462,000$603,872
Residuals ?2016$1,128,000$1,474,390
Interest & Overhead2016$3,600,000$4,705,500
Total Expenses2016$43,190,000$56,452,928
Movie Net Profit or Loss2016$-20,073,946$-26,238,320

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