The Last House on the Left

2009 | Horror, Thriller, Adaptation, Remake, Torture

Synopsis

After kidnapping and brutally assaulting two young women, a gang unknowingly finds refuge at a vacation home belonging to the parents of one of the victims: a mother and father who devise an increasingly gruesome series of revenge tactics.

Scores

Overall Score
77.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
86.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
80.1%
Review Aggregate
51.2

Critic Consensus

42.8% Fresh • 159 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 43% of 159 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, suspenseful, character-driven. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotsuspensefulcharacter-drivenscaryvisually strikingdarkstylizedthought-provokinggrittyfunny

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Tony Goldwyn2009$978,000$1,430,000(est)
Monica Potter2009$602,000$880,000(est)
Garret Dillahunt2009$453,000$663,000(est)
Spencer Treat Clark2009$371,000$542,000(est)
Martha MacIsaac2009$317,000$464,000(est)
Sara Paxton2009$279,000$408,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score42.0
RT critic review count165
Rotten Tomatoes audience score52.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating6.5
IMDb votes105,982

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2009$32,752,216$47,899,162
International2009$12,536,838$18,334,761
Worldwide2009$45,289,052$66,233,920

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 Revenue2009$21,390,843$31,283,485
Digital Rentals ?2009$3,175,000$4,643,345
Digital Purchases ?2009$1,018,000$1,488,795
Physical Rentals ?2009$12,968,000$18,965,322
Physical Purchases ?2009$27,712,000$40,527,993
TV & Streaming Revenue2009$8,188,054$11,974,791
Total Revenues2009$74,451,897$108,883,732
Expenses
Budget ?2009$15,000,000$21,937,063
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2009$15,568,000 (est)$22,767,747 (est)
Participations2009$5,956,000$8,710,477
Residuals ?2009$3,561,000$5,207,859
Interest & Overhead2009$3,000,000$4,387,413
Total Expenses2009$43,085,000$63,010,558
Movie Net Profit or Loss2009$31,366,897$45,873,174

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