The Others

2001 | Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Past, Supernatural

Synopsis

In 1945, immediately following the end of Second World War, a woman who lives with her two photosensitive children on her darkened old family estate in the Channel Islands becomes convinced that the home is haunted.

Scores

Overall Score
92.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
96.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
95.1%
Review Aggregate
79.5

Critic Consensus

84.2% Fresh • 165 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 84% of 165 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, suspenseful, psychological. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

thin plotsuspensefulpsychologicalcharacter-drivenscarydarkvisually strikinggrittymacabrerealistic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Nicole Kidman2001$1,023,000$1,812,000(est)
Fionnula Flanagan2001$630,000$1,115,000(est)
Christopher Eccleston2001$474,000$840,000(est)
Elaine Cassidy2001$388,000$687,000(est)
Eric Sykes2001$332,000$587,000(est)
Alakina Mann2001$292,000$517,000(est)
James Bentley2001$262,000$464,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score84.0
RT critic review count174
Rotten Tomatoes audience score77.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating7.6
IMDb votes415,848

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2001$96,522,690$170,972,143
International2001$113,424,350$200,910,317
Worldwide2001$209,947,040$371,882,460

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 Revenue2001$93,631,085$165,850,198
Digital Rentals ?2001N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?2001N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2001$32,767,000$58,040,697
Physical Purchases ?2001$48,958,000$86,720,067
TV & Streaming Revenue2001$27,026,353$47,872,200
Total Revenues2001$202,382,438$358,483,163
Expenses
Budget ?2001$17,000,000$30,112,365
Print & Advertising (P&A) ? source2001$10,000,000$17,713,156
Participations2001$30,357,000$53,771,827
Residuals ?2001$7,336,000$12,994,371
Interest & Overhead2001$3,400,000$6,022,473
Total Expenses2001$68,093,000$120,614,191
Movie Net Profit or Loss2001$134,289,438$237,868,972

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