The Darkness

2016 | Horror, Thriller, Supernatural

Synopsis

A family unknowingly awakens an ancient supernatural entity on a Grand Canyon vacation, and must fight for survival when it follows them home.

Scores

Overall Score
58.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
66.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
71.1%
Review Aggregate
19.1

Critic Consensus

2.9% Fresh • 34 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 3% of 34 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize dark, thin plot, visually striking. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

darkthin plotvisually strikingfamily-friendlyscarysuspenseful

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Kevin Bacon2016$193,000$252,000(est)
Radha Mitchell2016$119,000$155,000(est)
Jennifer Morrison2016$89,000$117,000(est)
Lucy Fry2016$73,000$95,000(est)
David Mazouz2016$62,000$82,000(est)
Ming-Na Wen2016$55,000$72,000(est)
Paul Reiser2016$49,000$64,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score3.0
RT critic review count34
Rotten Tomatoes audience score19.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating4.5
IMDb votes17,558

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2016$10,753,574$14,055,817
International2016$144,719$189,160
Worldwide2016$10,898,293$14,244,977

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 Revenue2016$5,434,675$7,103,573
Digital Rentals ?2016$3,500,000$4,574,792
Digital Purchases ?2016$3,568,000$4,663,673
Physical Rentals ?2016$3,073,000$4,016,667
Physical Purchases ?2016$8,672,000$11,335,027
TV & Streaming Revenue2016$2,580,858$3,373,396
Total Revenues2016$26,828,532$35,067,127
Expenses
Budget ?2016$4,000,000$5,228,333
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2016$5,000,000 (est)$6,535,417 (est)
Participations2016$1,073,000$1,402,500
Residuals ?2016$1,203,000$1,572,421
Interest & Overhead2016$800,000$1,045,667
Total Expenses2016$12,076,000$15,784,338
Movie Net Profit or Loss2016$14,752,532$19,282,789

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