The Fog

2005 | Horror, Mystery, Adaptation, Remake, Supernatural

Synopsis

A thick mist full of vengeful spirits haunts a prosperous island town off the coast of Oregon, as its inhabitants try to learn their town's dark secret in order to stop it.

Scores

Overall Score
66.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
76.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
81.0%
Review Aggregate
17.5

Critic Consensus

4.6% Fresh • 65 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 5% of 65 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, scary, funny. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotscaryfunnystylizedtragicsuspensefulcharacter-driven

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Tom Welling2005$1,465,000$2,353,000(est)
Maggie Grace2005$902,000$1,448,000(est)
Rade Šerbedžija2005$679,000$1,090,000(est)
Selma Blair2005$555,000$891,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score4.0
RT critic review count68
Rotten Tomatoes audience score19.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating3.7
IMDb votes40,639

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2005$29,550,868$47,465,988
International2005$16,650,563$26,744,914
Worldwide2005$46,201,432$74,210,904

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 Revenue2005$21,435,659$34,430,960
Digital Rentals ?2005$285,000$457,780
Digital Purchases ?2005$44,000$70,675
Physical Rentals ?2005$15,871,000$25,492,744
Physical Purchases ?2005$38,100,000$61,198,004
TV & Streaming Revenue2005$7,387,717$11,866,497
Total Revenues2005$83,123,376$133,516,660
Expenses
Budget ?2005$18,000,000$28,912,443
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2005$14,858,000 (est)$23,865,615 (est)
Participations2005$6,650,000$10,681,541
Residuals ?2005$4,354,000$6,993,599
Interest & Overhead2005$3,600,000$5,782,489
Total Expenses2005$47,462,000$76,235,687
Movie Net Profit or Loss2005$35,661,376$57,280,973

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