The Rule of Jenny Pen

2025 | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Synopsis

Confined to a secluded rest home and trapped within his stroke-ridden body, a former Judge must stop an elderly psychopath who employs a child's puppet to abuse the home's residents with deadly consequences.

Scores

Overall Score
53.6
Popularity Percentile (Year)
60.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
39.5%
Review Aggregate
62.8

Critic Consensus

71.4% Fresh • 105 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 71% of 105 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize character-driven, thin plot, psychological. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

character-driventhin plotpsychologicalsuspensefuldarkvisually strikinggrittyrealisticfunnyscary

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
John Lithgow2025$11,000$11,000(est)
Geoffrey Rush2025$7,000$7,000(est)
George Henare2025$5,000$5,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score71.0
RT critic review count105
Rotten Tomatoes audience score54.0
RT audience rating count50
IMDb rating6.2
IMDb votes7,948

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2025$433,817N/A
International2025$213,730N/A
Worldwide2025$647,547N/A

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 Revenue2025$302,400N/A
Digital Rentals ?2025$1,607,000N/A
Digital Purchases ?2025$2,170,000N/A
Physical Rentals ?2025$175,000N/A
Physical Purchases ?2025$791,000N/A
TV & Streaming Revenue2025$195,218N/A
Total Revenues2025$5,240,618N/A
Expenses
Budget ?2025$712,000 (est)N/A
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2025$518,000 (est)N/A (est)
Participations2025$210,000N/A
Residuals ?2025$181,000N/A
Interest & Overhead2025$142,400N/A
Total Expenses2025$1,763,400N/A
Movie Net Profit or Loss2025$3,477,218N/A

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