The Captive

2014 | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Synopsis

Eight years after the disappearance of Cassandra, some disturbing incidents seem to indicate that she's still alive. Police, parents and Cassandra herself, will try to unravel the mystery of her disappearance.

Scores

Overall Score
59.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
69.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
59.6%
Review Aggregate
38.2

Critic Consensus

28.3% Fresh • 53 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 28% of 53 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, suspenseful, lighthearted. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotsuspensefullightheartedromanticfamily-friendlypsychologicalemotionalvisually strikingstylizedmacabre

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Ryan Reynolds2014$19,000$25,000(est)
Scott Speedman2014$11,000$15,000(est)
Rosario Dawson2014$9,000$11,000(est)
Mireille Enos2014$7,000$9,000(est)
Kevin Durand2014$6,000$8,000(est)
Alexia Fast2014$5,000$7,000(est)
Christine Horne2014$5,000$6,000(est)
Arsinée Khanjian2014$4,000$6,000(est)
Ian Matthews2014$4,000$5,000(est)
Bruce Greenwood2014$4,000$5,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score28.0
RT critic review count53
Rotten Tomatoes audience score35.0
RT audience rating count100
IMDb rating5.9
IMDb votes36,940

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2014$1,075,178$1,424,940
International2014$1,015,434$1,345,761
Worldwide2014$2,090,612$2,770,701

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 Revenue2014$943,763$1,250,774
Digital Rentals ?2014$3,081,000$4,083,269
Digital Purchases ?2014$2,440,000$3,233,747
Physical Rentals ?2014$3,512,000$4,654,476
Physical Purchases ?2014$9,467,000$12,546,674
TV & Streaming Revenue2014$430,071$569,976
Total Revenues2014$19,873,834$26,338,917
Expenses
Budget ?2014$2,300,000 (est)$3,048,204 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2014$1,986,000 (est)$2,632,058 (est)
Participations2014$795,000$1,053,618
Residuals ?2014$1,155,000$1,530,729
Interest & Overhead2014$460,000$609,641
Total Expenses2014$6,696,000$8,874,251
Movie Net Profit or Loss2014$13,177,834$17,464,666

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