The Return

2006 | Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Supernatural

Synopsis

Joanna Mills, a traveling business woman, begins having nightmares of a murder that occurred 15 years ago. Soon she is drawn to an old farmhouse, where the murder took place.

Scores

Overall Score
62.9
Popularity Percentile (Year)
73.3%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
69.0%
Review Aggregate
28.9

Critic Consensus

14.3% Fresh • 49 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 14% of 49 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, pacing issues, coming of age. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotpacing issuescoming of ageuneven tonepsychologicalsuspensefulstylizeddarkemotionalvisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Sarah Michelle Gellar2006$1,078,000$1,678,000(est)
Peter O'Brien2006$664,000$1,033,000(est)
Adam Scott2006$500,000$778,000(est)
Kate Beahan2006$409,000$636,000(est)
Sam Shepard2006$350,000$544,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score15.0
RT critic review count54
Rotten Tomatoes audience score32.0
RT audience rating count100,000
IMDb rating4.7
IMDb votes12,635

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2006$7,749,851$12,059,168
International2006$4,242,163$6,601,024
Worldwide2006$11,992,014$18,660,192

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 Revenue2006$5,571,791$8,669,994
Digital Rentals ?2006$376,000$585,075
Digital Purchases ?2006$116,000$180,502
Physical Rentals ?2006$11,896,000$18,510,790
Physical Purchases ?2006$28,059,000$43,661,251
TV & Streaming Revenue2006$1,859,964$2,894,200
Total Revenues2006$47,878,755$74,501,813
Expenses
Budget ?2006$15,000,000$23,340,774
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2006$6,555,000 (est)$10,199,918 (est)
Participations2006$1,915,000$2,979,839
Residuals ?2006$3,057,000$4,756,850
Interest & Overhead2006$3,000,000$4,668,155
Total Expenses2006$29,527,000$45,945,535
Movie Net Profit or Loss2006$18,351,755$28,556,277

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