National Theatre Live: Frankenstein

2018 | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

Synopsis

Childlike in his innocence but grotesque in form, Frankenstein's bewildered creature is cast out into a hostile universe by his horror-struck maker. Meeting with cruelty wherever he goes, the Creature determines to track down his creator.

Scores

Overall Score
56.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
49.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
46.1%
Review Aggregate
90.7

Critic Consensus

92.9% Fresh • 85 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 93% of 85 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, macabre, scary. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

thin plotmacabrescarytragicdarkromanticcharacter-drivenemotionalpsychologicallighthearted

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Colin Clive2018$13,000$16,000(est)
Mae Clarke2018$8,000$10,000(est)
John Boles2018$6,000$7,000(est)
Boris Karloff2018$5,000$6,000(est)
Dwight Frye2018$4,000$5,000(est)
Edward Van Sloan2018$4,000$4,000(est)
Frederick Kerr2018$3,000$4,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score94.0
RT critic review count94
Rotten Tomatoes audience score87.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb ratingN/A
IMDb votesN/A

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2018$417,783$521,938
International2018N/AN/A
Worldwide2018$417,783$521,938

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 Revenue2018$208,892$260,969
Digital Rentals ?2018$2,064,000$2,578,562
Digital Purchases ?2018$2,488,000$3,108,266
Physical Rentals ?2018$1,271,000$1,587,864
Physical Purchases ?2018$3,606,000$4,504,987
TV & Streaming Revenue2018$175,469$219,214
Total Revenues2018$9,813,360$12,259,862
Expenses
Budget ?2018$262,007$327,326
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2018$236,000 (est)$294,836 (est)
Participations2018$393,000$490,976
Residuals ?2018$495,000$618,405
Interest & Overhead2018$52,401$65,465
Total Expenses2018$1,438,408$1,797,008
Movie Net Profit or Loss2018$8,374,952$10,462,854

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