The Sacrament

2014 | Horror, Thriller

Synopsis

A news team trails a man as he travels into the world of Eden Parish to find his missing sister, where it becomes apparent that this paradise may not be as it seems.

Scores

Overall Score
43.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
62.0%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
10.8%
Review Aggregate
58.1

Critic Consensus

66.2% Fresh • 71 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 66% of 71 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, suspenseful, thought-provoking. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotsuspensefulthought-provokingscaryrealisticgrittystylizedpsychologicalmacabredark

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Joe Swanberg2014$0$0(est)
A. J. Bowen2014$0$0(est)
Kentucker Audley2014$0$0(est)
Amy Seimetz2014$0$0(est)
Gene Jones2014$0$0(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score66.0
RT critic review count71
Rotten Tomatoes audience score47.0
RT audience rating count2,500
IMDb rating6.1
IMDb votes22,499

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2014$9,221$12,221
International2014N/AN/A
Worldwide2014$9,221$12,221

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 Revenue2014$4,610$6,110
Digital Rentals ?2014$467,000$618,918
Digital Purchases ?2014$370,000$490,363
Physical Rentals ?2014$532,000$705,063
Physical Purchases ?2014$1,434,000$1,900,489
TV & Streaming Revenue2014$75,000$99,398
Total Revenues2014$2,882,610$3,820,342
Expenses
Budget ?2014$250,000 (est)$331,327 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2014$80,000 (est)$106,025 (est)
Participations2014$115,000$152,410
Residuals ?2014$168,000$222,651
Interest & Overhead2014$50,000$66,265
Total Expenses2014$663,000$878,678
Movie Net Profit or Loss2014$2,219,610$2,941,664

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