The Covenant

2006 | Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Synopsis

The death of a student at an elite academy in New England threatens the centuries-old secret of four families.

Scores

Overall Score
73.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
85.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
80.0%
Review Aggregate
36.3

Critic Consensus

4.2% Fresh • 71 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 4% of 71 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize coming of age, thin plot, scary. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

coming of agethin plotscarystylizedfunnysuspensefulcharacter-drivengrittydarkpacing issues

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Steven Strait2006$1,125,000$1,750,000(est)
Sebastian Stan2006$692,000$1,077,000(est)
Laura Ramsey2006$521,000$811,000(est)
Taylor Kitsch2006$426,000$663,000(est)
Toby Hemingway2006$365,000$567,000(est)
Jessica Lucas2006$321,000$499,000(est)
Chace Crawford2006$288,000$448,000(est)
Wendy Crewson2006$262,000$408,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score4.0
RT critic review count76
Rotten Tomatoes audience score62.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating5.2
IMDb votes54,161

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2006$23,380,495$36,381,256
International2006$14,218,272$22,124,365
Worldwide2006$37,598,767$58,505,621

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 Revenue2006$17,377,556$27,040,374
Digital Rentals ?2006$457,000$711,116
Digital Purchases ?2006$141,000$219,403
Physical Rentals ?2006$14,454,000$22,491,170
Physical Purchases ?2006$34,093,000$53,050,467
TV & Streaming Revenue2006$5,611,319$8,731,502
Total Revenues2006$72,133,875$112,244,031
Expenses
Budget ?2006$20,000,000$31,121,032
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2006$14,377,000 (est)$22,371,354 (est)
Participations2006$5,771,000$8,979,974
Residuals ?2006$3,877,000$6,032,812
Interest & Overhead2006$4,000,000$6,224,206
Total Expenses2006$48,025,000$74,729,377
Movie Net Profit or Loss2006$24,108,875$37,514,653

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