The Faculty

1998 | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Alien Invasion, Conflict, Educator, Invasion, Teacher

Synopsis

When Casey Connor, Herrington High School's newspaper photographer, witnesses the murder of a nurse and sees her alive again, he decides to investigate the bizarre happenings.

Scores

Overall Score
77.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
85.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
79.4%
Review Aggregate
59.2

Critic Consensus

59.5% Fresh • 37 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 59% of 37 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize coming of age, thought-provoking, lighthearted. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

coming of agethought-provokinglightheartedcharacter-drivengrittychristmas

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Jordana Brewster1998$692,000$1,332,000(est)
Clea DuVall1998$426,000$820,000(est)
Laura Harris1998$321,000$618,000(est)
Josh Hartnett1998$262,000$505,000(est)
Shawn Hatosy1998$224,000$432,000(est)
Famke Janssen1998$198,000$380,000(est)
Piper Laurie1998$177,000$341,000(est)
Bebe Neuwirth1998$161,000$311,000(est)
Robert Patrick1998$149,000$286,000(est)
Usher Raymond1998$138,000$266,000(est)
Jon Stewart1998$129,000$249,000(est)
Elijah Wood1998$122,000$234,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score57.0
RT critic review count65
Rotten Tomatoes audience score57.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating6.6
IMDb votes143,712

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1998$40,283,320$77,526,856
International1998N/AN/A
Worldwide1998$40,283,320$77,526,856

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 Revenue1998$20,141,660$38,763,428
Digital Rentals ?1998N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1998N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1998$26,156,000$50,338,265
Physical Purchases ?1998$36,591,000$70,420,839
TV & Streaming Revenue1998$10,070,830$19,381,714
Total Revenues1998$92,959,490$178,904,246
Expenses
Budget ?1998$15,000,000$28,868,098
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1998$8,172,000 (est)$15,727,340 (est)
Participations1998$7,437,000$14,312,803
Residuals ?1998$5,118,000$9,849,795
Interest & Overhead1998$3,000,000$5,773,620
Total Expenses1998$38,727,000$74,531,656
Movie Net Profit or Loss1998$54,232,490$104,372,590

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