The Darkest Hour

2011 | Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller, 3D, Alien Invasion, Conflict, Invasion

Synopsis

In Moscow, five young people lead the charge against an alien race who have attacked Earth via our power supply.

Scores

Overall Score
67.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
73.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
84.3%
Review Aggregate
25.8

Critic Consensus

11.7% Fresh • 60 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 12% of 60 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, dark, visually striking. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotdarkvisually strikingchristmasfamily-friendlyupliftingcoming of agerealisticemotionalfunny

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Emile Hirsch2011$2,441,000$3,405,000(est)
Olivia Thirlby2011$1,503,000$2,096,000(est)
Max Minghella2011$1,131,000$1,578,000(est)
Rachael Taylor2011$925,000$1,290,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score12.0
RT critic review count60
Rotten Tomatoes audience score25.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating4.9
IMDb votes65,347

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2011$21,443,494$29,910,292
International2011$43,183,292$60,233,881
Worldwide2011$64,626,784$90,144,170

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 Revenue2011$27,995,064$39,048,698
Digital Rentals ?2011$4,044,000$5,640,742
Digital Purchases ?2011$1,300,000$1,813,295
Physical Rentals ?2011$7,400,000$10,321,833
Physical Purchases ?2011$17,645,000$24,611,992
TV & Streaming Revenue2011$5,146,439$7,178,470
Total Revenues2011$63,530,502$88,615,030
Expenses
Budget ?2011$30,000,000$41,845,268
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2011$20,959,000 (est)$29,234,499 (est)
Participations2011$2,541,000$3,544,294
Residuals ?2011$2,304,000$3,213,717
Interest & Overhead2011$5,100,000$7,113,696
Total Expenses2011$60,904,000$84,951,474
Movie Net Profit or Loss2011$2,626,502$3,663,557

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