The Greasy Strangler

2016 | Comedy, Horror

Synopsis

Ronnie runs a Disco walking tour with his son, Brayden. When a sexy woman takes the tour, it begins a competition between father and son for her love. It also signals the arrival of an oily strangler who stalks the streets at night.

Scores

Overall Score
45.7
Popularity Percentile (Year)
53.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
28.1%
Review Aggregate
59.0

Critic Consensus

61.8% Fresh • 55 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 62% of 55 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, funny, scary. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotfunnyscarygrittychristmassurrealcharacter-drivenstylized

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Michael St. Michaels2016$1,000$1,000(est)
Sky Elobar2016$0$1,000(est)
Elizabeth De Razzo2016$0$0(est)
Gil Gex2016$0$0(est)
Abdoulaye NGom2016$0$0(est)
Holland MacFallister2016$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score62.0
RT critic review count55
Rotten Tomatoes audience score57.0
RT audience rating count1,000
IMDb rating5.7
IMDb votes9,257

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2016$45,878$59,966
International2016$21,549$28,166
Worldwide2016$67,427$88,133

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 Revenue2016$31,559$41,250
Digital Rentals ?2016$1,167,000$1,525,366
Digital Purchases ?2016$1,190,000$1,555,429
Physical Rentals ?2016$1,025,000$1,339,760
Physical Purchases ?2016$2,891,000$3,778,778
TV & Streaming Revenue2016$75,000$98,031
Total Revenues2016$6,379,559$8,338,615
Expenses
Budget ?2016$250,000 (est)$326,771 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2016$80,000 (est)$104,567 (est)
Participations2016$255,000$333,306
Residuals ?2016$358,000$467,936
Interest & Overhead2016$50,000$65,354
Total Expenses2016$993,000$1,297,934
Movie Net Profit or Loss2016$5,386,559$7,040,681

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