The Invasion

2007 | Sci-Fi, Thriller, Adaptation, Alien Invasion, Conflict, Invasion, Remake

Synopsis

As a Washington, D.C. psychiatrist unearths the origin of an alien epidemic, she also discovers her son might be the only way it can be stopped.

Scores

Overall Score
71.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
77.4%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
82.6%
Review Aggregate
36.8

Critic Consensus

18.8% Fresh • 154 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 19% of 154 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, scary, thought-provoking. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotscarythought-provokingpoliticalsuspensefulfunnymacabrepacing issuescharacter-drivenuplifting

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Nicole Kidman2007$16,000,000 source$24,212,253reported
Daniel Craig2007$4,808,000$7,276,000(est)
Jeremy Northam2007$3,620,000$5,478,000(est)
Jeffrey Wright2007$2,960,000$4,479,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score20.0
RT critic review count163
Rotten Tomatoes audience score40.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating5.9
IMDb votes86,521

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2007$15,074,191$22,811,258
International2007$25,096,367$37,977,474
Worldwide2007$40,170,558$60,788,732

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$17,575,642$26,596,618
Digital Rentals ?2007$750,000$1,134,949
Digital Purchases ?2007$279,000$422,201
Physical Rentals ?2007$12,901,000$19,522,642
Physical Purchases ?2007$28,990,000$43,869,575
TV & Streaming Revenue2007$3,617,806$5,474,702
Total Revenues2007$64,113,448$97,020,688
Expenses
Budget ?2007$80,000,000$121,061,264
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2007$17,451,000 (est)$26,408,001 (est)
Participations2007$1,282,000$1,940,007
Residuals ?2007$3,305,000$5,001,343
Interest & Overhead2007$12,000,000$18,159,190
Total Expenses2007$114,038,000$172,569,805
Movie Net Profit or Loss2007$-49,924,552$-75,549,117

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