The Cell

2000 | Crime, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Serial Killer, Style, Surreal

Synopsis

An F.B.I. Agent persuades a social worker, who is adept with a new experimental technology, to enter the mind of a comatose serial killer in order to learn where he has hidden his latest kidnap victim.

Scores

Overall Score
79.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
84.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
87.5%
Review Aggregate
54.4

Critic Consensus

45.8% Fresh • 166 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 46% of 166 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize visually striking, thin plot, psychological. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

visually strikingthin plotpsychologicalstylizeddarkscarysuspensefulmacabresurrealgritty

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Jennifer Lopez2000$2,152,000$3,920,000(est)
Vince Vaughn2000$1,325,000$2,413,000(est)
Vincent D'Onofrio2000$997,000$1,817,000(est)
Marianne Jean-Baptiste2000$815,000$1,485,000(est)
Jake Weber2000$697,000$1,271,000(est)
Dylan Baker2000$614,000$1,118,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score46.0
RT critic review count169
Rotten Tomatoes audience score57.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating6.4
IMDb votes114,014

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2000$61,334,060$111,733,421
International2000$42,821,784$78,009,256
Worldwide2000$104,155,840$189,742,670

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 Revenue2000$47,795,744$87,070,413
Digital Rentals ?2000N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?2000N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2000$27,917,000$50,856,929
Physical Purchases ?2000$37,232,000$67,826,241
TV & Streaming Revenue2000$15,333,515$27,933,355
Total Revenues2000$128,278,259$233,686,938
Expenses
Budget ?2000$33,000,000$60,116,726
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2000$22,103,000 (est)$40,265,454 (est)
Participations2000$10,262,000$18,694,480
Residuals ?2000$5,548,000$10,106,897
Interest & Overhead2000$5,610,000$10,219,843
Total Expenses2000$76,523,000$139,403,401
Movie Net Profit or Loss2000$51,755,259$94,283,537

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