Primeval

2007 | Action, Adventure, Crime, Horror, War, Creature Feature

Synopsis

A news team is sent to Burundi to capture and bring home a legendary 25-foot crocodile. Their difficult task turns potentially deadly when a warlord targets them for death.

Scores

Overall Score
61.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
65.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
72.7%
Review Aggregate
31.6

Critic Consensus

19.2% Fresh • 52 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 19% of 52 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, scary, gritty. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotscarygrittymacabrethought-provokingfunnypacing issuespolitical

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Dominic Purcell2007$219,000$331,000(est)
Orlando Jones2007$135,000$204,000(est)
Brooke Langton2007$101,000$154,000(est)
Jürgen Prochnow2007$83,000$126,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score21.0
RT critic review count57
Rotten Tomatoes audience score32.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating4.8
IMDb votes15,687

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2007$10,597,734$16,037,188
International2007$4,693,543$7,102,578
Worldwide2007$15,291,277$23,139,766

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 Revenue2007$7,176,284$10,859,625
Digital Rentals ?2007$688,000$1,041,127
Digital Purchases ?2007$256,000$387,396
Physical Rentals ?2007$11,834,000$17,907,987
Physical Purchases ?2007$26,592,000$40,240,763
TV & Streaming Revenue2007$2,543,456$3,848,925
Total Revenues2007$49,089,740$74,285,824
Expenses
Budget ?2007$30,583,000 (est)$46,280,207 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2007$9,445,000 (est)$14,292,795 (est)
Participations2007$982,000$1,486,027
Residuals ?2007$2,993,000$4,529,204
Interest & Overhead2007$5,199,110$7,867,635
Total Expenses2007$49,202,110$74,455,869
Movie Net Profit or Loss2007$-112,370$-170,045

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