The Shallows

2016 | Drama, Horror, Thriller, Animal, Creature Feature, Man-Eater, Predator, Shark, Terror in the Water

Synopsis

A mere 200 yards from shore, surfer Nancy is attacked by a great white shark, with her short journey to safety becoming the ultimate contest of wills.

Scores

Overall Score
86.0
Popularity Percentile (Year)
90.5%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
90.5%
Review Aggregate
68.0

Critic Consensus

78.5% Fresh • 219 critic reviews

Critic reception is mixed, with 79% of 219 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, suspenseful, visually striking. Common reservations focus on thin plot, even when reviewers praise standout elements.

thin plotsuspensefulvisually strikingscaryemotionalrealisticdarkgrittyhistoricalfunny

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Blake Lively2016$3,400,000$4,444,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score79.0
RT critic review count219
Rotten Tomatoes audience score59.0
RT audience rating count25,000
IMDb rating6.3
IMDb votes151,108

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2016$55,124,043$72,051,718
International2016$63,976,715$83,622,898
Worldwide2016$119,100,758$155,674,616

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 Revenue2016$53,152,708$69,475,018
Digital Rentals ?2016$4,431,000$5,791,686
Digital Purchases ?2016$4,517,000$5,904,095
Physical Rentals ?2016$3,889,000$5,083,247
Physical Purchases ?2016$10,976,000$14,346,547
TV & Streaming Revenue2016$13,781,011$18,012,929
Total Revenues2016$90,746,718$118,613,523
Expenses
Budget ?2016$17,000,000$22,220,417
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2016$21,250,000 (est)$27,775,521 (est)
Participations2016$7,260,000$9,489,425
Residuals ?2016$2,030,000$2,653,379
Interest & Overhead2016$3,400,000$4,444,083
Total Expenses2016$50,940,000$66,582,825
Movie Net Profit or Loss2016$39,806,718$52,030,698

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