The Crazies

2010 | Horror, Adaptation, Remake

Synopsis

After a strange and insecure plane crash, an unusual toxic virus enters a quaint farming town. A young couple are quarantined, but they fight for survival along with help from a couple of people.

Scores

Overall Score
79.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
85.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
80.9%
Review Aggregate
65.0

Critic Consensus

72.3% Fresh • 155 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 72% of 155 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, scary, political. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotscarypoliticalsuspensefuldarkpsychologicalvisually strikinggrittymacabrecharacter-driven

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Timothy Olyphant2010$1,627,000$2,341,000(est)
Radha Mitchell2010$1,002,000$1,441,000(est)
Joe Anderson2010$754,000$1,085,000(est)
Danielle Panabaker2010$617,000$887,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score72.0
RT critic review count155
Rotten Tomatoes audience score57.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating6.5
IMDb votes135,095

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2010$39,123,588$56,272,667
International2010$15,683,234$22,557,681
Worldwide2010$54,806,824$78,830,350

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 Revenue2010$25,835,088$37,159,406
Digital Rentals ?2010$4,688,000$6,742,895
Digital Purchases ?2010$1,367,000$1,966,198
Physical Rentals ?2010$11,005,000$15,828,832
Physical Purchases ?2010$24,652,000$35,457,734
TV & Streaming Revenue2010$9,780,897$14,068,167
Total Revenues2010$77,327,985$111,223,232
Expenses
Budget ?2010$20,000,000$28,766,619
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2010$16,450,000 (est)$23,660,544 (est)
Participations2010$6,186,000$8,897,515
Residuals ?2010$3,344,000$4,809,779
Interest & Overhead2010$4,000,000$5,753,324
Total Expenses2010$49,980,000$71,887,780
Movie Net Profit or Loss2010$27,347,985$39,335,452

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