The Canyons

2013 | Drama, Thriller, Erotica

Synopsis

When Christian, an LA trust-fund kid with casual ties to Hollywood, learns of a secret affair between Tara and the lead of his film project, Ryan, he spirals out of control, and his cruel mind games escalate into an act of bloody violence.

Scores

Overall Score
45.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
56.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
43.8%
Review Aggregate
23.1

Critic Consensus

21.1% Fresh • 95 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 21% of 95 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, noir, stylized. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotnoirstylizeddarksatiricalvisually strikingcharacter-drivengritty

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Lindsay Lohan2013$25,000$33,000(est)
James Deen2013$15,000$21,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score21.0
RT critic review count95
Rotten Tomatoes audience score15.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating3.8
IMDb votes12,432

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2013$56,825$76,506
International2013$213,360$287,258
Worldwide2013$270,185$363,764

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 Revenue2013$113,756$153,156
Digital Rentals ?2013$1,626,000$2,189,168
Digital Purchases ?2013$972,000$1,308,654
Physical Rentals ?2013$2,102,000$2,830,032
Physical Purchases ?2013$5,446,000$7,332,233
TV & Streaming Revenue2013$75,000$100,976
Total Revenues2013$10,334,756$13,914,220
Expenses
Budget ?2013$250,000$336,588
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2013$216,000 (est)$290,812 (est)
Participations2013$413,000$556,043
Residuals ?2013$645,000$868,397
Interest & Overhead2013$50,000$67,318
Total Expenses2013$1,574,000$2,119,158
Movie Net Profit or Loss2013$8,760,756$11,795,062

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