The Mean One

2022 | Comedy, Horror

Synopsis

In a sleepy mountain town, Cindy's parents are murdered and her Christmas is stolen by a bloodthirsty green figure in a red Santa suit.

Scores

Overall Score
45.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
43.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
53.9%
Review Aggregate
36.7

Critic Consensus

23.1% Fresh • 26 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 23% of 26 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize christmas, macabre, funny. Common reservations focus on execution consistency, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

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Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
David Howard Thornton2022$11,000$12,000(est)
Krystle Martin2022$7,000$7,000(est)
Chase Mullins2022$5,000$5,000(est)
John Bigham2022$4,000$4,000(est)
Erik Baker2022$4,000$4,000(est)
Flip Kobler2022$3,000$3,000(est)
Amy Schumacher2022$3,000$3,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score23.0
RT critic review count26
Rotten Tomatoes audience score50.0
RT audience rating count25
IMDb rating4.0
IMDb votes2,597

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2022$612,260$656,187
International2022$417,586$447,546
Worldwide2022$1,029,846$1,103,733

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 Revenue2022$473,164$507,112
Digital Rentals ?2022$3,140,000$3,365,282
Digital Purchases ?2022$4,738,000$5,077,932
Physical Rentals ?2022$853,000$914,199
Physical Purchases ?2022$2,625,000$2,813,333
TV & Streaming Revenue2022$257,149$275,599
Total Revenues2022$12,086,314$12,953,456
Expenses
Budget ?2022$1,133,000 (est)$1,214,288 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2022$824,000 (est)$883,119 (est)
Participations2022$483,000$517,653
Residuals ?2022$480,000$514,438
Interest & Overhead2022$226,600$242,858
Total Expenses2022$3,146,600$3,372,355
Movie Net Profit or Loss2022$8,939,714$9,581,101

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