The Hills Have Eyes

2006 | Horror, Thriller, Adaptation, Remake, Torture

Synopsis

A traveling family falls victim to a group of mutated cannibals in a desert far away from civilization.

Scores

Overall Score
83.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
93.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
86.8%
Review Aggregate
56.7

Critic Consensus

50.7% Fresh • 136 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 51% of 136 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, suspenseful, macabre. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotsuspensefulmacabrestylizedscarypoliticalfamily-friendlydarksatiricalvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Aaron Stanford2006$903,000$1,405,000(est)
Kathleen Quinlan2006$556,000$865,000(est)
Vinessa Shaw2006$418,000$651,000(est)
Emilie de Ravin2006$342,000$532,000(est)
Dan Byrd2006$293,000$455,000(est)
Robert Joy2006$258,000$401,000(est)
Ted Levine2006$231,000$360,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score51.0
RT critic review count136
Rotten Tomatoes audience score58.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating6.4
IMDb votes192,140

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2006$41,778,863$65,010,066
International2006$28,230,089$43,927,475
Worldwide2006$70,008,952$108,937,541

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 Revenue2006$32,181,467$50,076,023
Digital Rentals ?2006$509,000$792,030
Digital Purchases ?2006$157,000$244,300
Physical Rentals ?2006$16,094,000$25,043,094
Physical Purchases ?2006$37,961,000$59,069,274
TV & Streaming Revenue2006$10,444,716$16,252,517
Total Revenues2006$97,347,183$151,477,238
Expenses
Budget ?2006$15,000,000$23,340,774
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2006$14,475,000 (est)$22,523,847 (est)
Participations2006$7,788,000$12,118,530
Residuals ?2006$4,519,000$7,031,797
Interest & Overhead2006$3,000,000$4,668,155
Total Expenses2006$44,782,000$69,683,102
Movie Net Profit or Loss2006$52,565,183$81,794,136

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