The Bay

2012 | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Found Footage, Mockumentary, Spoof

Synopsis

Chaos breaks out in a small Maryland town after an ecological disaster occurs.

Scores

Overall Score
61.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
66.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
54.9%
Review Aggregate
60.0

Critic Consensus

75.6% Fresh • 86 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 76% of 86 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize scary, suspenseful, stylized. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

scarysuspensefulstylizedthought-provokingcharacter-drivenpsychological

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Will Rogers2012$96,000$132,000(est)
Kristen Connolly2012$59,000$81,000(est)
Kether Donohue2012$45,000$61,000(est)
Frank Deal2012$36,000$50,000(est)
Stephen Nunken2012$31,000$43,000(est)
Christopher Denham2012$27,000$38,000(est)
Nansi Aluka2012$25,000$34,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score76.0
RT critic review count86
Rotten Tomatoes audience score44.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating5.7
IMDb votes31,701

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2012$30,668$41,901
International2012$1,550,584$2,118,546
Worldwide2012$1,581,252$2,160,448

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$635,568$868,369
Digital Rentals ?2012$1,168,000$1,595,826
Digital Purchases ?2012$525,000$717,302
Physical Rentals ?2012$1,852,000$2,530,368
Physical Purchases ?2012$4,575,000$6,250,773
TV & Streaming Revenue2012$600,000$819,774
Total Revenues2012$9,355,568$12,782,411
Expenses
Budget ?2012$2,000,000$2,732,578
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2012$840,000 (est)$1,147,683 (est)
Participations2012$374,000$510,992
Residuals ?2012$559,000$763,756
Interest & Overhead2012$400,000$546,516
Total Expenses2012$4,173,000$5,701,525
Movie Net Profit or Loss2012$5,182,568$7,080,886

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