The Hitcher

2007 | Crime, Thriller, Adaptation, Remake, Slasher, Torture

Synopsis

A couple from college get caught in a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a psychopathic hitchhiker and the police after witnessing a murder and being framed.

Scores

Overall Score
72.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
83.8%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
77.7%
Review Aggregate
39.8

Critic Consensus

19.2% Fresh • 104 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 19% of 104 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, suspenseful, scary. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotsuspensefulscarycoming of agepsychologicalgrittyemotionaldarkmacabrepacing issues

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Sean Bean2007$814,000$1,231,000(est)
Sophia Bush2007$501,000$758,000(est)
Zachary Knighton2007$377,000$571,000(est)
Neal McDonough2007$308,000$467,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score19.0
RT critic review count105
Rotten Tomatoes audience score52.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating5.6
IMDb votes46,968

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2007$16,472,961$24,927,968
International2007$8,926,984$13,508,900
Worldwide2007$25,399,945$38,436,868

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 Revenue2007$11,807,274$17,867,544
Digital Rentals ?2007$778,000$1,177,321
Digital Purchases ?2007$290,000$438,847
Physical Rentals ?2007$13,398,000$20,274,735
Physical Purchases ?2007$30,105,000$45,556,867
TV & Streaming Revenue2007$3,953,511$5,982,712
Total Revenues2007$60,331,785$91,298,026
Expenses
Budget ?2007$10,000,000$15,132,658
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2007$9,872,000 (est)$14,938,960 (est)
Participations2007$4,827,000$7,304,534
Residuals ?2007$3,442,000$5,208,661
Interest & Overhead2007$2,000,000$3,026,532
Total Expenses2007$30,141,000$45,611,344
Movie Net Profit or Loss2007$30,190,785$45,686,682

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