The Reaping

2007 | Horror, Thriller

Synopsis

A former Christian missionary, who specializes in debunking religious phenomena, investigates a small town which seems to be suffering from the 10 biblical plagues.

Scores

Overall Score
67.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
68.2%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
85.7%
Review Aggregate
34.0

Critic Consensus

7.2% Fresh • 125 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 7% of 125 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, scary, funny. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotscaryfunnydarkpoliticalpacing issuesgrittychristmascoming of agesuspenseful

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Hilary Swank2007$3,451,000$5,222,000(est)
David Morrissey2007$2,124,000$3,214,000(est)
Idris Elba2007$1,599,000$2,420,000(est)
AnnaSophia Robb2007$1,308,000$1,979,000(est)
Stephen Rea2007$1,118,000$1,693,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score7.0
RT critic review count129
Rotten Tomatoes audience score49.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating5.6
IMDb votes45,549

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2007$25,126,214$38,022,639
International2007$37,644,844$56,966,654
Worldwide2007$62,771,060$94,989,296

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 Revenue2007$27,621,045$41,797,981
Digital Rentals ?2007$782,000$1,183,374
Digital Purchases ?2007$291,000$440,360
Physical Rentals ?2007$13,454,000$20,359,478
Physical Purchases ?2007$30,230,000$45,746,024
TV & Streaming Revenue2007$6,030,291$9,125,433
Total Revenues2007$78,408,336$118,652,650
Expenses
Budget ?2007$40,000,000$60,530,631
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2007$19,318,000 (est)$29,233,268 (est)
Participations2007$3,136,000$4,745,601
Residuals ?2007$3,555,000$5,379,660
Interest & Overhead2007$6,800,000$10,290,207
Total Expenses2007$72,809,000$110,179,367
Movie Net Profit or Loss2007$5,599,336$8,473,283

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