The 5th Wave

2016 | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Adaptation, Alien Invasion, Book Adaptation, Conflict, Invasion, Young Adult Novel Adaptation

Synopsis

Four waves of increasingly deadly alien attacks have left most of Earth in ruin. Cassie is on the run, desperately trying to save her younger brother.

Scores

Overall Score
77.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
88.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
89.7%
Review Aggregate
33.1

Critic Consensus

17.5% Fresh • 143 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 17% of 143 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize coming of age, thin plot, family-friendly. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

coming of agethin plotfamily-friendlyfunnyromanticemotionalpacing issuesvisually strikinggrittycharacter-driven

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Chloë Grace Moretz2016$2,137,000$2,793,000(est)
Nick Robinson2016$1,315,000$1,719,000(est)
Ron Livingston2016$990,000$1,294,000(est)
Maggie Siff2016$810,000$1,058,000(est)
Alex Roe2016$693,000$905,000(est)
Maria Bello2016$610,000$797,000(est)
Maika Monroe2016$547,000$715,000(est)
Liev Schreiber2016$498,000$651,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score17.0
RT critic review count143
Rotten Tomatoes audience score38.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating5.2
IMDb votes123,722

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2016$34,916,788$45,639,150
International2016$74,989,584$98,017,632
Worldwide2016$109,906,370$143,656,780

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 Revenue2016$47,454,228$62,026,628
Digital Rentals ?2016$4,209,000$5,501,514
Digital Purchases ?2016$4,291,000$5,608,694
Physical Rentals ?2016$3,695,000$4,829,673
Physical Purchases ?2016$10,427,000$13,628,957
TV & Streaming Revenue2016$8,729,197$11,409,788
Total Revenues2016$78,805,425$103,005,254
Expenses
Budget ?2016$54,000,000$70,582,498
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2016$36,461,000 (est)$47,657,564 (est)
Participations2016$1,576,000$2,059,963
Residuals ?2016$1,719,000$2,246,876
Interest & Overhead2016$8,100,000$10,587,375
Total Expenses2016$101,856,000$133,134,276
Movie Net Profit or Loss2016$-23,050,575$-30,129,022

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