The Cave

2005 | Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Creature Feature

Synopsis

Blood-thirsty creatures await a pack of divers who become trapped in an underwater cave network.

Scores

Overall Score
64.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
70.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
77.6%
Review Aggregate
27.6

Critic Consensus

12.0% Fresh • 100 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 12% of 100 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, scary, funny. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotscaryfunnystylizedcharacter-drivendarkvisually strikingupliftingsuspensefulgritty

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Cole Hauser2005$1,504,000$2,416,000(est)
Morris Chestnut2005$926,000$1,488,000(est)
Eddie Cibrian2005$697,000$1,120,000(est)
Rick Ravanello2005$570,000$916,000(est)
Marcel Iureş2005$488,000$783,000(est)
Lena Headey2005$429,000$689,000(est)
Piper Perabo2005$385,000$619,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score12.0
RT critic review count110
Rotten Tomatoes audience score28.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating5.2
IMDb votes43,193

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2005$15,007,991$24,106,538
International2005$18,288,466$29,375,790
Worldwide2005$33,296,457$53,482,328

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 Revenue2005$14,819,382$23,803,585
Digital Rentals ?2005$247,000$396,743
Digital Purchases ?2005$38,000$61,037
Physical Rentals ?2005$13,775,000$22,126,050
Physical Purchases ?2005$33,069,000$53,116,975
TV & Streaming Revenue2005$3,601,918$5,785,569
Total Revenues2005$65,550,300$105,289,959
Expenses
Budget ?2005$25,000,000$40,156,170
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2005$11,488,000 (est)$18,452,563 (est)
Participations2005$2,622,000$4,211,579
Residuals ?2005$3,643,000$5,851,557
Interest & Overhead2005$4,250,000$6,826,549
Total Expenses2005$47,003,000$75,498,418
Movie Net Profit or Loss2005$18,547,300$29,791,541

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