The Fourth Kind

2009 | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Synopsis

The unsolved mystery of a town in Alaska with an extraordinary number of disappearances during the past 40 years, with accusations of a federal cover up.

Scores

Overall Score
69.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
75.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
80.7%
Review Aggregate
36.3

Critic Consensus

17.7% Fresh • 113 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 18% of 113 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 plotscaryfunnysuspensefulgrittyhistoricalvisually strikingstylizedpsychologicalpolitical

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Milla Jovovich2009$962,000$1,407,000(est)
Will Patton2009$592,000$866,000(est)
Elias Koteas2009$446,000$652,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score18.0
RT critic review count114
Rotten Tomatoes audience score41.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating5.9
IMDb votes84,999

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2009$25,486,040$37,272,591
International2009$22,223,152$32,500,713
Worldwide2009$47,709,192$69,773,304

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 Revenue2009$21,632,281$31,636,581
Digital Rentals ?2009$2,929,000$4,283,577
Digital Purchases ?2009$939,000$1,373,260
Physical Rentals ?2009$11,963,000$17,495,539
Physical Purchases ?2009$25,564,000$37,386,606
TV & Streaming Revenue2009$6,116,650$8,945,422
Total Revenues2009$69,143,930$101,120,985
Expenses
Budget ?2009$10,000,000$14,624,709
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2009$12,500,000 (est)$18,280,886 (est)
Participations2009$5,532,000$8,090,389
Residuals ?2009$3,216,000$4,703,306
Interest & Overhead2009$2,000,000$2,924,942
Total Expenses2009$33,248,000$48,624,232
Movie Net Profit or Loss2009$35,895,930$52,496,753

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