The Cry

2008 | Horror, Thriller

Synopsis

In New York, a detective is investigating the disappearance of several children. When visiting a Mexican witch, she advises that a powerful evil force is chasing the reincarnation of her son

Scores

Overall Score
18.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
21.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
14.2%
Review Aggregate
18.2

Critic Consensus

0.0% Fresh • 2 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 0% of 2 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize scary, suspenseful, character-driven. Many reviews cite execution consistency as the main reasons it falls short.

scarysuspensefulcharacter-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Til Schweiger2008$1,805,000$2,630,000(est)
Emmanuelle Vaugier2008$1,111,000$1,619,000(est)
Udo Kier2008$837,000$1,219,000(est)
Natalia Avelon2008$684,000$997,000(est)
Craig Fairbrass2008$585,000$853,000(est)
Michael Paré2008$515,000$750,000(est)
Ralf Möller2008$462,000$674,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic scoreN/A
RT critic review count2
Rotten Tomatoes audience score12.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating2.7
IMDb votes592

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2008$21,427$31,220
International2008N/AN/A
Worldwide2008$21,427$31,220

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 Revenue2008$10,714$15,610
Digital Rentals ?2008$214,000$311,806
Digital Purchases ?2008$76,000$110,735
Physical Rentals ?2008$1,777,000$2,589,154
Physical Purchases ?2008$3,681,000$5,363,352
TV & Streaming Revenue2008$9,000,000$13,113,331
Total Revenues2008$14,758,714$21,503,988
Expenses
Budget ?2008$30,000,000$43,711,102
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2008$80,000 (est)$116,563 (est)
Participations2008$295,000$429,826
Residuals ?2008$838,000$1,220,997
Interest & Overhead2008$5,100,000$7,430,887
Total Expenses2008$36,313,000$52,909,375
Movie Net Profit or Loss2008$-21,554,286$-31,405,387

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