Poltergeist

2015 | Fantasy, Horror, Thriller, 3D, Adaptation, Remake, Supernatural

Synopsis

A family whose suburban home is haunted by evil forces must come together to rescue their youngest daughter after the apparitions take her captive.

Scores

Overall Score
74.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
82.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
89.6%
Review Aggregate
31.6

Critic Consensus

29.3% Fresh • 133 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 29% of 133 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, scary, family-friendly. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotscaryfamily-friendlyvisually strikingtragiccharacter-drivenmacabregrittypacing issuesuplifting

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Sam Rockwell2015$2,848,000$3,770,000(est)
Rosemarie DeWitt2015$1,753,000$2,320,000(est)
Jane Adams2015$1,320,000$1,747,000(est)
Jared Harris2015$1,079,000$1,428,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score29.0
RT critic review count133
Rotten Tomatoes audience score22.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating4.9
IMDb votes63,671

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2015$47,425,125$62,773,256
International2015$48,012,869$63,551,211
Worldwide2015$95,437,994$126,324,467

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 Revenue2015$42,917,710$56,807,112
Digital Rentals ?2015$4,044,000$5,352,754
Digital Purchases ?2015$4,241,000$5,613,509
Physical Rentals ?2015$4,587,000$6,071,485
Physical Purchases ?2015$12,293,000$16,271,368
TV & Streaming Revenue2015$11,856,281$15,693,314
Total Revenues2015$79,938,991$105,809,543
Expenses
Budget ?2015$35,000,000$46,327,004
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2015$27,634,000 (est)$36,577,155 (est)
Participations2015$3,198,000$4,232,965
Residuals ?2015$2,064,000$2,731,970
Interest & Overhead2015$5,950,000$7,875,591
Total Expenses2015$73,846,000$97,744,684
Movie Net Profit or Loss2015$6,092,991$8,064,858

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