The Black Waters of Echo's Pond

2010 | Fantasy, Horror, Thriller

Synopsis

Nine friends take a holiday at a Victorian home on a private island and uncover a game that when played brings out the worst in each of them. Jealously, greed, hatred, lust, all of the things they keep buried deep inside themselves rise to the surface and come to a boil.

Scores

Overall Score
30.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
25.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
37.8%
Review Aggregate
26.1

Critic Consensus

23.5% Fresh • 17 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 24% of 17 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, macabre, scary. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotmacabrescaryfunnysuspensefulpacing issues

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Robert Patrick2010$288,000$414,000(est)
Danielle Harris2010$177,000$255,000(est)
James Duval2010$133,000$192,000(est)
Nick Mennell2010$109,000$157,000(est)
Mircea Monroe2010$93,000$134,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score22.0
RT critic review count18
Rotten Tomatoes audience score18.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating4.4
IMDb votes1,462

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2010$224,409$322,774
International2010N/AN/A
Worldwide2010$224,409$322,774

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$112,204$161,387
Digital Rentals ?2010$1,827,000$2,627,831
Digital Purchases ?2010$533,000$766,630
Physical Rentals ?2010$4,289,000$6,169,002
Physical Purchases ?2010$9,609,000$13,820,923
TV & Streaming Revenue2010$100,984$145,248
Total Revenues2010$16,471,189$23,691,022
Expenses
Budget ?2010$5,000,000$7,191,655
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2010$180,000 (est)$258,900 (est)
Participations2010$659,000$947,860
Residuals ?2010$1,120,000$1,610,931
Interest & Overhead2010$1,000,000$1,438,331
Total Expenses2010$7,959,000$11,447,677
Movie Net Profit or Loss2010$8,512,189$12,243,345

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