Pet Sematary

2019 | Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Adaptation, Remake

Synopsis

Dr. Louis Creed and his wife, Rachel, relocate from Boston to rural Maine with their two young children. The couple soon discover a mysterious burial ground hidden deep in the woods near their new home.

Scores

Overall Score
82.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
90.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
91.0%
Review Aggregate
48.6

Critic Consensus

57.4% Fresh • 277 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 57% of 277 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 plotdarkcharacter-drivenfunnysuspensefulemotionalvisually strikingmacabrefamily-friendly

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Jason Clarke2019$2,020,000$2,478,000(est)
Amy Seimetz2019$1,244,000$1,526,000(est)
John Lithgow2019$936,000$1,149,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score57.0
RT critic review count277
Rotten Tomatoes audience score33.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating5.7
IMDb votes102,785

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2019$54,724,696$67,137,807
International2019$58,393,530$71,638,836
Worldwide2019$113,118,226$138,776,643

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$50,719,760$62,224,438
Digital Rentals ?2019$4,846,000$5,945,210
Digital Purchases ?2019$5,787,000$7,099,655
Physical Rentals ?2019$2,193,000$2,690,434
Physical Purchases ?2019$6,310,000$7,741,287
TV & Streaming Revenue2019$13,681,174$16,784,452
Total Revenues2019$83,536,934$102,485,476
Expenses
Budget ?2019$21,000,000$25,763,395
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2019$26,250,000 (est)$32,204,243 (est)
Participations2019$6,683,000$8,198,894
Residuals ?2019$1,593,000$1,954,338
Interest & Overhead2019$4,200,000$5,152,679
Total Expenses2019$59,726,000$73,273,548
Movie Net Profit or Loss2019$23,810,934$29,211,928

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