The Descent

2006 | Adventure, Horror, Thriller, Creature Feature

Synopsis

A caving expedition goes horribly wrong, as the explorers become trapped and ultimately pursued by a strange breed of predators.

Scores

Overall Score
85.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
90.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
84.2%
Review Aggregate
79.4

Critic Consensus

86.5% Fresh • 185 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 86% of 185 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize scary, suspenseful, dark. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

scarysuspensefuldarkpsychologicalgrittycharacter-drivenmacabrefunnyvisually strikingemotional

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Shauna Macdonald2006$183,000$284,000(est)
Natalie Mendoza2006$112,000$175,000(est)
Alex Reid2006$85,000$132,000(est)
Saskia Mulder2006$69,000$108,000(est)
Nora-Jane Noone2006$59,000$92,000(est)
MyAnna Buring2006$52,000$81,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score87.0
RT critic review count187
Rotten Tomatoes audience score76.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating7.2
IMDb votes264,099

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2006$26,024,456$40,495,396
International2006$31,026,597$48,278,986
Worldwide2006$57,051,053$88,774,382

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 Revenue2006$25,422,867$39,559,292
Digital Rentals ?2006$471,000$732,900
Digital Purchases ?2006$145,000$225,627
Physical Rentals ?2006$14,893,000$23,174,276
Physical Purchases ?2006$35,130,000$54,664,092
TV & Streaming Revenue2006$6,506,114$10,123,849
Total Revenues2006$82,567,981$128,480,038
Expenses
Budget ?2006$3,500,000$5,446,181
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2006$4,375,000 (est)$6,807,726 (est)
Participations2006$6,605,000$10,277,721
Residuals ?2006$4,030,000$6,270,888
Interest & Overhead2006$700,000$1,089,236
Total Expenses2006$19,210,000$29,891,751
Movie Net Profit or Loss2006$63,357,981$98,588,287

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