The Host

2013 | Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Adaptation, Alien Invasion, Book Adaptation, Conflict, Invasion, Young Adult Novel Adaptation

Synopsis

When an unseen enemy threatens mankind by taking over their bodies and erasing their memories, Melanie Stryder risks everything to protect the people she cares about.

Scores

Overall Score
75.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
85.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
85.1%
Review Aggregate
36.0

Critic Consensus

9.9% Fresh • 131 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 10% of 131 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, romantic, coming of age. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotromanticcoming of agefunnypacing issuesemotionalmacabrefamily-friendlysuspensefuldark

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Saoirse Ronan2013$2,889,000$3,889,000(est)
Jake Abel2013$1,778,000$2,394,000(est)
Max Irons2013$1,339,000$1,802,000(est)
Frances Fisher2013$1,095,000$1,474,000(est)
Chandler Canterbury2013$936,000$1,261,000(est)
Diane Kruger2013$824,000$1,110,000(est)
William Hurt2013$740,000$996,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score10.0
RT critic review count131
Rotten Tomatoes audience score50.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating5.8
IMDb votes120,753

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2013$26,627,200$35,849,580
International2013$36,738,656$49,463,158
Worldwide2013$63,365,860$85,312,744

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 Revenue2013$28,009,062$37,710,053
Digital Rentals ?2013$4,457,000$6,000,690
Digital Purchases ?2013$2,664,000$3,586,681
Physical Rentals ?2013$5,761,000$7,756,333
Physical Purchases ?2013$14,926,000$20,095,648
TV & Streaming Revenue2013$6,390,528$8,603,899
Total Revenues2013$62,207,590$83,753,306
Expenses
Budget ?2013$40,000,000$53,854,075
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2013$23,980,000 (est)$32,285,518 (est)
Participations2013$1,244,000$1,674,862
Residuals ?2013$2,081,000$2,801,758
Interest & Overhead2013$6,800,000$9,155,193
Total Expenses2013$74,105,000$99,771,405
Movie Net Profit or Loss2013$-11,897,410$-16,018,100

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