The Ghoul

2017 | Drama, Thriller

Synopsis

A homicide detective goes undercover as a patient to investigate a psychotherapist he believes is linked to a strange double murder. As his therapy sessions continue the line between fantasy and reality begins to blur.

Scores

Overall Score
29.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
28.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
16.9%
Review Aggregate
53.1

Critic Consensus

76.2% Fresh • 21 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 76% of 21 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize dark, psychological, macabre. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

darkpsychologicalmacabregrittyemotionalupliftingtragicstylized

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Radhika Apte2017$0$0(est)
Manav Kaul2017$0$0(est)
Ratnabali Bhattacharjee2017$0$0(est)
Mahesh Balraj2017$0$0(est)
S. M. Zaheer2017$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score76.0
RT critic review count21
Rotten Tomatoes audience score25.0
RT audience rating count100
IMDb rating5.6
IMDb votes1,515

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2017$2,032$2,601
International2017$16,427$21,025
Worldwide2017$18,459$23,625

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 Revenue2017$7,587$9,710
Digital Rentals ?2017$21,000$26,878
Digital Purchases ?2017$24,000$30,717
Physical Rentals ?2017$16,000$20,478
Physical Purchases ?2017$45,000$57,595
TV & Streaming Revenue2017$75,000$95,991
Total Revenues2017$188,587$241,370
Expenses
Budget ?2017$250,000 (est)$319,971 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2017$80,000 (est)$102,391 (est)
Participations2017$4,000$5,120
Residuals ?2017$9,000$11,519
Interest & Overhead2017$50,000$63,994
Total Expenses2017$393,000$502,995
Movie Net Profit or Loss2017$-204,413$-261,626

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