Snowtown

2012 | Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Actual Events Adaptation

Synopsis

Based on true events, 16-year-old Jamie falls in with his mother's new boyfriend and his crowd of self-appointed neighborhood watchmen, a relationship that leads to a spree of torture and murder.

Scores

Overall Score
61.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
61.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
53.2%
Review Aggregate
73.6

Critic Consensus

85.1% Fresh • 74 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 85% of 74 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize dark, emotional, gritty. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

darkemotionalgrittysuspensefulscaryhistoricalcharacter-drivenpsychologicalstylizedrealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Daniel Henshall2012$231,000$315,000(est)
Lucas Pittaway2012$142,000$194,000(est)
Louise Harris2012$107,000$146,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score85.0
RT critic review count74
Rotten Tomatoes audience score66.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating6.6
IMDb votes21,986

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2012$8,452$11,548
International2012$1,340,935$1,832,105
Worldwide2012$1,349,387$1,843,653

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 Revenue2012$540,600$738,616
Digital Rentals ?2012$327,000$446,777
Digital Purchases ?2012$147,000$200,845
Physical Rentals ?2012$518,000$707,738
Physical Purchases ?2012$1,280,000$1,748,850
TV & Streaming Revenue2012$900,000$1,229,660
Total Revenues2012$3,712,600$5,072,485
Expenses
Budget ?2012$3,000,000$4,098,868
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2012$473,000 (est)$646,255 (est)
Participations2012$74,000$101,105
Residuals ?2012$185,000$252,764
Interest & Overhead2012$600,000$819,774
Total Expenses2012$4,332,000$5,918,765
Movie Net Profit or Loss2012$-619,400$-846,280

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