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2020 | Adventure, Fantasy, Horror

Synopsis

A mysterious creature terrorizes five teenage friends after their bus takes a shortcut on a desolate road in the wild.

Scores

Overall Score
41.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
33.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
51.0%
Review Aggregate
41.9

Critic Consensus

57.7% Fresh • 26 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 58% of 26 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, character-driven, coming of age. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotcharacter-drivencoming of agesuspensefulfunnyfamily-friendlystylizeddark

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Jack Kane2020$8,000$9,000(est)
Zanda Emlano2020$5,000$6,000(est)
Zak Sutcliffe2020$4,000$4,000(est)
Sophie Jane Oliver2020$3,000$3,000(est)
Molly Dew2020$2,000$3,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score58.0
RT critic review count26
Rotten Tomatoes audience score24.0
RT audience rating count50
IMDb rating4.1
IMDb votes2,054

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2020$588,869$713,788
International2020$11,865$14,382
Worldwide2020$600,734$728,169

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 Revenue2020$299,180$362,647
Digital Rentals ?2020$9,941,000$12,049,813
Digital Purchases ?2020$9,201,000$11,152,835
Physical Rentals ?2020$2,317,000$2,808,512
Physical Purchases ?2020$6,984,000$8,465,536
TV & Streaming Revenue2020$247,325$299,791
Total Revenues2020$28,989,505$35,139,134
Expenses
Budget ?2020$661,000 (est)$801,220 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2020$481,000 (est)$583,036 (est)
Participations2020$2,319,000$2,810,936
Residuals ?2020$1,301,000$1,576,985
Interest & Overhead2020$132,200$160,244
Total Expenses2020$4,894,200$5,932,421
Movie Net Profit or Loss2020$24,095,305$29,206,713

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