Repo! The Genetic Opera

2008 | Horror, Musical, Sci-Fi, Future, Near Future

Synopsis

A worldwide epidemic encourages a biotech company to launch an organ-financing program similar in nature to a standard car loan. The repossession clause is a killer, however.

Scores

Overall Score
52.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
64.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
33.3%
Review Aggregate
56.3

Critic Consensus

39.7% Fresh • 58 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 40% of 58 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, macabre, character-driven. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotmacabrecharacter-drivenlightheartedaction-packedemotionalstylized

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Alexa Vega2008$382,000$557,000(est)
Anthony Stewart Head2008$235,000$343,000(est)
Sarah Brightman2008$177,000$258,000(est)
Paris Hilton2008$145,000$211,000(est)
Nivek Ogre2008$124,000$181,000(est)
Terrance Zdunich2008$109,000$159,000(est)
Bill Moseley2008$98,000$143,000(est)
Paul Sorvino2008$89,000$130,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score37.0
RT critic review count60
Rotten Tomatoes audience score73.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating6.4
IMDb votes27,796

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2008$146,750$213,820
International2008$41,376$60,286
Worldwide2008$188,126$274,106

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 Revenue2008$89,925$131,025
Digital Rentals ?2008$676,000$984,957
Digital Purchases ?2008$241,000$351,146
Physical Rentals ?2008$5,603,000$8,163,777
Physical Purchases ?2008$11,608,000$16,913,282
TV & Streaming Revenue2008$73,375$106,910
Total Revenues2008$18,291,300$26,651,096
Expenses
Budget ?2008$8,500,000$12,384,812
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2008$151,000 (est)$220,013 (est)
Participations2008$732,000$1,066,551
Residuals ?2008$1,304,000$1,899,976
Interest & Overhead2008$1,700,000$2,476,962
Total Expenses2008$12,387,000$18,048,314
Movie Net Profit or Loss2008$5,904,300$8,602,782

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