Saw II

2005 | Horror, Mystery, Serial Killer, Torture

Synopsis

A detective and his team must rescue eight people trapped in a factory by a man known as Jigsaw.

Scores

Overall Score
86.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
95.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
94.3%
Review Aggregate
52.8

Critic Consensus

39.5% Fresh • 114 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 39% of 114 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, stylized, funny. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotstylizedfunnyscarymacabresuspensefulcharacter-drivenfamily-friendlythought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Donnie Wahlberg2005$170,000$273,000(est)
Franky G2005$104,000$168,000(est)
Glenn Plummer2005$79,000$126,000(est)
Beverley Mitchell2005$64,000$103,000(est)
Dina Meyer2005$55,000$88,000(est)
Emmanuelle Vaugier2005$48,000$78,000(est)
Erik Knudsen2005$43,000$70,000(est)
Shawnee Smith2005$40,000$64,000(est)
Tobin Bell2005$36,000$59,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score39.0
RT critic review count124
Rotten Tomatoes audience score59.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating6.6
IMDb votes290,999

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2005$87,039,970$139,807,667
International2005$60,708,540$97,512,893
Worldwide2005$147,748,510$237,320,560

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 Revenue2005$67,803,401$108,908,991
Digital Rentals ?2005$365,000$586,280
Digital Purchases ?2005$57,000$91,556
Physical Rentals ?2005$20,325,000$32,646,965
Physical Purchases ?2005$48,793,000$78,373,596
TV & Streaming Revenue2005$21,759,992$34,951,917
Total Revenues2005$159,103,394$255,559,304
Expenses
Budget ?2005$4,000,000$6,424,987
Print & Advertising (P&A) ? source2005$2,000,000$3,212,493
Participations2005$23,866,000$38,334,684
Residuals ?2005$6,169,000$9,908,936
Interest & Overhead2005$800,000$1,284,997
Total Expenses2005$36,835,000$59,166,098
Movie Net Profit or Loss2005$122,268,394$196,393,206

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