The Darkest Minds

2018 | Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Adaptation, Book Adaptation, Young Adult Novel Adaptation

Synopsis

After a disease kills 98% of children, the survivors develop powers and are declared a threat. 16-year-old Ruby, escapes the government facility and joins a group of rebel teenagers ready to fight the government forces out to get them.

Scores

Overall Score
75.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
80.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
85.7%
Review Aggregate
44.8

Critic Consensus

15.1% Fresh • 139 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 15% of 139 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize dark, thin plot, coming of age. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

darkthin plotcoming of agefamily-friendlyromanticemotionalchristmasmacabrepoliticalcharacter-driven

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Amandla Stenberg2018$1,912,000$2,388,000(est)
Harris Dickinson2018$1,177,000$1,470,000(est)
Mandy Moore2018$886,000$1,107,000(est)
Patrick Gibson2018$724,000$905,000(est)
Skylan Brooks2018$620,000$774,000(est)
Miya Cech2018$545,000$681,000(est)
Bradley Whitford2018$490,000$612,000(est)
Gwendoline Christie2018$446,000$557,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score15.0
RT critic review count139
Rotten Tomatoes audience score70.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating5.7
IMDb votes39,395

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2018$12,695,691$15,860,765
International2018$28,446,688$35,538,534
Worldwide2018$41,142,380$51,399,300

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 Revenue2018$17,726,521$22,145,796
Digital Rentals ?2018$3,553,000$4,438,774
Digital Purchases ?2018$4,284,000$5,352,014
Physical Rentals ?2018$2,189,000$2,734,724
Physical Purchases ?2018$6,208,000$7,755,673
TV & Streaming Revenue2018$3,046,966$3,806,584
Total Revenues2018$37,007,487$46,233,565
Expenses
Budget ?2018$34,000,000$42,476,303
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2018$19,319,000 (est)$24,135,285 (est)
Participations2018$740,000$924,484
Residuals ?2018$991,000$1,238,059
Interest & Overhead2018$5,780,000$7,220,972
Total Expenses2018$60,830,000$75,995,103
Movie Net Profit or Loss2018$-23,822,513$-29,761,538

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