The Mangler

1995 | Drama, Horror, Mystery

Synopsis

A laundry-folding machine has been possessed by a demon, causing it to develop homicidal tendencies.

Scores

Overall Score
33.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
40.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
27.3%
Review Aggregate
28.4

Critic Consensus

37.5% Fresh • 8 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 38% of 8 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, character-driven, scary. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotcharacter-drivenscaryemotionalvisually strikingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Robert Englund1995$30,000$62,000(est)
Ted Levine1995$19,000$38,000(est)
Daniel Matmor1995$14,000$29,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score27.0
RT critic review count11
Rotten Tomatoes audience score19.0
RT audience rating count5,000
IMDb rating4.4
IMDb votes10,508

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic1995$1,781,383$3,666,797
International1995N/AN/A
Worldwide1995$1,781,383$3,666,797

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 Revenue1995$890,692$1,833,398
Digital Rentals ?1995N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?1995N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?1995$8,577,000$17,654,888
Physical Purchases ?1995$8,837,000$18,190,072
TV & Streaming Revenue1995$712,553$1,466,719
Total Revenues1995$19,017,245$39,145,078
Expenses
Budget ?1995$1,960,000 (est)$4,034,462 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?1995$1,425,000 (est)$2,933,219 (est)
Participations1995$761,000$1,566,442
Residuals ?1995$1,314,000$2,704,736
Interest & Overhead1995$392,000$806,892
Total Expenses1995$5,852,000$12,045,751
Movie Net Profit or Loss1995$13,165,245$27,099,327

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