The Shack

2017 | Drama, Fantasy, Christian Theme, Religious Theme

Synopsis

A grieving man receives a mysterious, personal invitation to meet with God at a place called "The Shack."

Scores

Overall Score
77.1
Popularity Percentile (Year)
79.6%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
89.3%
Review Aggregate
50.3

Critic Consensus

19.7% Fresh • 71 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 20% of 71 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, visually striking, emotional. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotvisually strikingemotionaldarkpacing issuesfamily-friendlylightheartedgrittysurrealtragic

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Sam Worthington2017$1,304,000$1,669,000(est)
Octavia Spencer2017$803,000$1,027,000(est)
Avraham Aviv Alush2017$604,000$774,000(est)
Radha Mitchell2017$494,000$632,000(est)
Alice Braga2017$423,000$541,000(est)
Tim McGraw2017$372,000$476,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score20.0
RT critic review count71
Rotten Tomatoes audience score76.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating6.3
IMDb votes41,674

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2017$57,386,418$73,448,059
International2017$39,555,697$50,626,773
Worldwide2017$96,942,115$124,074,833

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 Revenue2017$44,515,488$56,974,739
Digital Rentals ?2017$4,328,000$5,539,346
Digital Purchases ?2017$4,830,000$6,181,848
Physical Rentals ?2017$3,229,000$4,132,751
Physical Purchases ?2017$9,273,000$11,868,381
TV & Streaming Revenue2017$14,346,604$18,362,015
Total Revenues2017$80,522,092$103,059,079
Expenses
Budget ?2017$20,000,000$25,597,715
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2017$25,000,000 (est)$31,997,144 (est)
Participations2017$6,442,000$8,245,024
Residuals ?2017$1,882,000$2,408,745
Interest & Overhead2017$4,000,000$5,119,543
Total Expenses2017$57,324,000$73,368,171
Movie Net Profit or Loss2017$23,198,092$29,690,908

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