The Roost

2005 | Horror, Thriller, Zombie

Synopsis

Four friends marooned on a mysterious farm en route to a wedding are terrorized by various creatures and zombies.

Scores

Overall Score
24.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
28.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
5.9%
Review Aggregate
46.1

Critic Consensus

50.0% Fresh • 18 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 50% of 18 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, suspenseful, coming of age. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotsuspensefulcoming of agescarycharacter-drivenemotional

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Tom Noonan2005$0$0(est)
Karl Jacob2005$0$0(est)
Wil Horneff2005$0$0(est)
Vanessa Horneff2005$0$0(est)
Suyash Pachauri OTT2005$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score52.0
RT critic review count21
Rotten Tomatoes audience score38.0
RT audience rating count500
IMDb rating4.8
IMDb votes2,322

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2005$5,642$9,062
International2005N/AN/A
Worldwide2005$5,642$9,062

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 Revenue2005$2,821$4,531
Digital Rentals ?2005$10,000$16,062
Digital Purchases ?2005$2,000$3,212
Physical Rentals ?2005$568,000$912,348
Physical Purchases ?2005$1,364,000$2,190,921
TV & Streaming Revenue2005$75,000$120,469
Total Revenues2005$2,021,821$3,247,544
Expenses
Budget ?2005$250,000 (est)$401,562 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2005$80,000 (est)$128,500 (est)
Participations2005$81,000$130,106
Residuals ?2005$138,000$221,662
Interest & Overhead2005$50,000$80,312
Total Expenses2005$599,000$962,142
Movie Net Profit or Loss2005$1,422,821$2,285,402

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