Pitch Black

2000 | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Creature Feature

Synopsis

A transport ship crashes and leaves its crew stranded on a desert planet inhabited by bloodthirsty creatures that come out during an eclipse.

Scores

Overall Score
84.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
95.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
79.4%
Review Aggregate
67.7

Critic Consensus

58.7% Fresh • 109 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 59% of 109 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize visually striking, suspenseful, character-driven. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

visually strikingsuspensefulcharacter-drivendarkfunnyscarystylizedsurrealaction-packedthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Vin Diesel2000$1,871,000$3,409,000(est)
Radha Mitchell2000$1,152,000$2,099,000(est)
Cole Hauser2000$867,000$1,580,000(est)
Keith David2000$709,000$1,292,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score58.0
RT critic review count110
Rotten Tomatoes audience score77.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating7.0
IMDb votes260,734

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2000$39,240,660$71,485,455
International2000$13,947,000$25,407,515
Worldwide2000$53,187,660$96,892,970

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 Revenue2000$25,199,130$45,905,734
Digital Rentals ?2000N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?2000N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2000$26,471,000$48,222,723
Physical Purchases ?2000$35,304,000$64,313,967
TV & Streaming Revenue2000$9,810,165$17,871,364
Total Revenues2000$96,784,295$176,313,788
Expenses
Budget ?2000$23,000,000$41,899,537
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2000$15,775,000 (est)$28,737,617 (est)
Participations2000$7,743,000$14,105,570
Residuals ?2000$5,033,000$9,168,712
Interest & Overhead2000$4,600,000$8,379,907
Total Expenses2000$56,151,000$102,291,343
Movie Net Profit or Loss2000$40,633,295$74,022,445

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