The Eye

2003 | Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Foreign Language, Supernatural

Synopsis

A blind girl gets a cornea transplant so that she will be able to see again. She gets more than she bargained for upon realizing she can also see ghosts.

Scores

Overall Score
68.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
69.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
67.5%
Review Aggregate
67.3

Critic Consensus

67.8% Fresh • 87 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 68% of 87 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize scary, thin plot, stylized. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

scarythin plotstylizedvisually strikingdarksuspensefulthought-provokingromantictragiccharacter-driven

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Angelica Lee2003$346,000$590,000(est)
Lawrence Chou2003$213,000$363,000(est)
Chutcha Rujinanon2003$161,000$274,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score64.0
RT critic review count100
Rotten Tomatoes audience score72.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating6.6
IMDb votes30,704

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2003$512,049$872,988
International2003$11,652,967$19,867,042
Worldwide2003$12,165,016$20,740,030

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 Revenue2003$4,917,211$8,383,311
Digital Rentals ?2003$52,000$88,654
Digital Purchases ?2003N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2003$10,252,000$17,478,546
Physical Purchases ?2003$18,703,000$31,886,582
TV & Streaming Revenue2003$215,061$366,655
Total Revenues2003$34,139,272$58,203,748
Expenses
Budget ?2003$4,500,000$7,672,011
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2003$3,041,000 (est)$5,184,574 (est)
Participations2003$1,366,000$2,328,882
Residuals ?2003$2,146,000$3,658,697
Interest & Overhead2003$900,000$1,534,402
Total Expenses2003$11,953,000$20,378,566
Movie Net Profit or Loss2003$22,186,272$37,825,182

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