Survival of the Dead

2010 | Comedy, Drama, Horror, Thriller

Synopsis

On an island off the coast of North America, local residents simultaneously fight a zombie epidemic while hoping for a cure to return their un-dead relatives back to their human state.

Scores

Overall Score
43.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
57.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
33.6%
Review Aggregate
30.2

Critic Consensus

29.2% Fresh • 89 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 29% of 89 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, funny, thought-provoking. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotfunnythought-provokinguneven tonepoliticalsatiricalgrittypacing issuesemotionalstylized

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Alan van Sprang2010$161,000$232,000(est)
Kenneth Welsh2010$99,000$143,000(est)
Kathleen Munroe2010$75,000$107,000(est)
Richard Fitzpatrick2010$61,000$88,000(est)
Athena Karkanis2010$52,000$75,000(est)
Stefano Di Matteo2010$46,000$66,000(est)
Joris Jarsky2010$41,000$59,000(est)
Eric Woolfe2010$38,000$54,000(est)
Julian Richings2010$35,000$50,000(est)
Wayne Robson2010$32,000$46,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score29.0
RT critic review count90
Rotten Tomatoes audience score19.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating4.8
IMDb votes23,184

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2010$101,740$146,336
International2010$41,451$59,620
Worldwide2010$143,191$205,956

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 Revenue2010$67,450$97,016
Digital Rentals ?2010$1,538,000$2,212,153
Digital Purchases ?2010$448,000$644,372
Physical Rentals ?2010$3,610,000$5,192,375
Physical Purchases ?2010$8,086,000$11,630,345
TV & Streaming Revenue2010$50,870$73,168
Total Revenues2010$13,800,320$19,849,429
Expenses
Budget ?2010$4,000,000$5,753,324
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2010$115,000 (est)$165,408 (est)
Participations2010$552,000$793,959
Residuals ?2010$939,000$1,350,593
Interest & Overhead2010$800,000$1,150,665
Total Expenses2010$6,406,000$9,213,949
Movie Net Profit or Loss2010$7,394,320$10,635,481

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