The Phone

2015 | Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Synopsis

A magnetic field anomaly allows a man to phone back into the past to his wife, who was murdered years ago. But to save her, he must identify the killer now and warn her before the anomaly disappears.

Scores

Overall Score
31.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
19.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
22.5%
Review Aggregate
73.8

Critic Consensus

100.0% Fresh • 1 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 100% of 1 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize suspenseful, action-packed, character-driven. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

suspensefulaction-packedcharacter-drivenemotionalvisually strikingthought-provoking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Son Hyun-joo2015$2,000$2,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic scoreN/A
RT critic review count1
Rotten Tomatoes audience score80.0
RT audience rating count25
IMDb rating6.5
IMDb votes1,278

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2015$40,516$53,628
International2015$2,108$2,790
Worldwide2015$42,624$56,418

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 Revenue2015$21,101$27,930
Digital Rentals ?2015$907,000$1,200,531
Digital Purchases ?2015$951,000$1,258,771
Physical Rentals ?2015$1,029,000$1,362,014
Physical Purchases ?2015$2,758,000$3,650,568
TV & Streaming Revenue2015$75,000$99,272
Total Revenues2015$5,741,101$7,599,086
Expenses
Budget ?2015$250,000 (est)$330,907 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2015$80,000 (est)$105,890 (est)
Participations2015$230,000$304,435
Residuals ?2015$332,000$439,445
Interest & Overhead2015$50,000$66,181
Total Expenses2015$942,000$1,246,858
Movie Net Profit or Loss2015$4,799,101$6,352,228

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