The Hole in the Ground

2019 | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Synopsis

A single mother living in the Irish countryside with her son begins to suspect he may not be her son at all, and fears his increasingly disturbing behavior is linked to a mysterious sinkhole in the forest behind their house.

Scores

Overall Score
69.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
75.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
65.8%
Review Aggregate
64.0

Critic Consensus

83.2% Fresh • 89 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 83% of 89 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, visually striking, psychological. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

character-drivenvisually strikingpsychologicalstylizedscarymacabreemotionaldarkgrittysurreal

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Seána Kerslake2019$43,000$52,000(est)
James Cosmo2019$26,000$32,000(est)
Simone Kirby2019$20,000$24,000(est)
Steve Wall2019$16,000$20,000(est)
James Quinn Markey2019$14,000$17,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score83.0
RT critic review count89
Rotten Tomatoes audience score48.0
RT audience rating count500
IMDb rating5.6
IMDb votes23,670

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2019$21,072$25,852
International2019$3,352,402$4,112,822
Worldwide2019$3,373,474$4,138,674

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 Revenue2019$1,351,497$1,658,055
Digital Rentals ?2019$624,000$765,541
Digital Purchases ?2019$746,000$915,214
Physical Rentals ?2019$283,000$347,192
Physical Purchases ?2019$813,000$997,411
TV & Streaming Revenue2019$868,800$1,065,868
Total Revenues2019$4,686,297$5,749,282
Expenses
Budget ?2019$2,896,000 (est)$3,552,895 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2019$1,229,000 (est)$1,507,772 (est)
Participations2019$94,000$115,322
Residuals ?2019$155,000$190,158
Interest & Overhead2019$579,200$710,579
Total Expenses2019$4,953,200$6,076,726
Movie Net Profit or Loss2019$-266,903$-327,444

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