The Purge: Election Year

2016 | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Future, Near Future

Synopsis

Senator Charlie Roan and her head of security must survive an annual night of terror where all crime is legal.

Scores

Overall Score
81.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
87.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
90.4%
Review Aggregate
53.8

Critic Consensus

55.2% Fresh • 163 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 55% of 163 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize political, thin plot, satirical. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

politicalthin plotsatiricalmacabrevisually strikingscarysurrealrealisticpsychologicaldark

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Frank Grillo2016$962,000$1,257,000(est)
Elizabeth Mitchell2016$592,000$774,000(est)
Mykelti Williamson2016$446,000$583,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score55.0
RT critic review count163
Rotten Tomatoes audience score48.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating6.0
IMDb votes116,451

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2016$79,213,375$103,538,482
International2016$39,374,505$51,465,759
Worldwide2016$118,587,880$155,004,241

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 Revenue2016$55,356,490$72,355,545
Digital Rentals ?2016$4,573,000$5,977,292
Digital Purchases ?2016$4,662,000$6,093,622
Physical Rentals ?2016$4,015,000$5,247,940
Physical Purchases ?2016$11,329,000$14,807,947
TV & Streaming Revenue2016$19,803,344$25,884,621
Total Revenues2016$99,738,833$130,366,967
Expenses
Budget ?2016$10,000,000$13,070,833
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2016$12,500,000 (est)$16,338,542 (est)
Participations2016$7,979,000$10,429,218
Residuals ?2016$2,364,000$3,089,945
Interest & Overhead2016$2,000,000$2,614,167
Total Expenses2016$34,843,000$45,542,705
Movie Net Profit or Loss2016$64,895,833$84,824,262

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