The Church

2019 | Horror, Thriller

Synopsis

The pastor of a landmark church is the sole hold-out in a Philadelphia neighborhood earmarked for gentrification. But soon, the spirits of congregational members past begin to make their displeasure known. Who are the righteous among them?

Scores

Overall Score
49.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
45.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
54.3%
Review Aggregate
49.8

Critic Consensus

71.4% Fresh • 7 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 71% of 7 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize scary, suspenseful, character-driven. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

scarysuspensefulcharacter-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Tomas Arana2019$183,000$224,000(est)
Feodor Chaliapin2019$112,000$138,000(est)
Hugh Quarshie2019$85,000$104,000(est)
Barbara Cupisti2019$69,000$85,000(est)
Antonella Vitale2019$59,000$73,000(est)
Asia Argento2019$52,000$64,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score64.0
RT critic review count11
Rotten Tomatoes audience score49.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating2.8
IMDb votes211

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2019$772,000$947,111
International2019N/AN/A
Worldwide2019$772,000$947,111

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 Revenue2019$386,000$473,556
Digital Rentals ?2019$2,777,000$3,406,902
Digital Purchases ?2019$3,317,000$4,069,389
Physical Rentals ?2019$1,257,000$1,542,123
Physical Purchases ?2019$3,616,000$4,436,211
TV & Streaming Revenue2019$324,240$397,787
Total Revenues2019$11,677,240$14,325,968
Expenses
Budget ?2019$3,500,000$4,293,899
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2019$618,000 (est)$758,180 (est)
Participations2019$467,000$572,929
Residuals ?2019$548,000$672,302
Interest & Overhead2019$700,000$858,780
Total Expenses2019$5,833,000$7,156,089
Movie Net Profit or Loss2019$5,844,240$7,169,879

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