The Skulls

2000 | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller

Synopsis

A senior at an ivy league college, who depends on scholarships and working on the side, gets accepted into the secret society The Skulls. He hopes it betters chances at Harvard but The Skulls is not what he thought and comes at a price.

Scores

Overall Score
67.8
Popularity Percentile (Year)
74.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
78.9%
Review Aggregate
32.6

Critic Consensus

7.1% Fresh • 85 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 7% of 85 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, funny, coming of age. Many reviews cite pacing issues, thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotfunnycoming of agesuspensefulvisually strikingscarypacing issuesdarkmacabrelighthearted

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Joshua Jackson2000$1,968,000$3,585,000(est)
Paul Walker2000$1,211,000$2,207,000(est)
Hill Harper2000$912,000$1,662,000(est)
Leslie Bibb2000$746,000$1,359,000(est)
Christopher McDonald2000$638,000$1,162,000(est)
Steve Harris2000$561,000$1,023,000(est)
William Petersen2000$504,000$918,000(est)
Craig T. Nelson2000$459,000$836,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score9.0
RT critic review count87
Rotten Tomatoes audience score43.0
RT audience rating count50,000
IMDb rating5.6
IMDb votes34,671

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2000$35,046,120$63,844,180
International2000$15,756,000$28,703,003
Worldwide2000$50,802,120$92,547,184

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 Revenue2000$23,825,460$43,403,292
Digital Rentals ?2000N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?2000N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2000$23,725,000$43,220,282
Physical Purchases ?2000$31,642,000$57,642,830
TV & Streaming Revenue2000$8,761,530$15,961,045
Total Revenues2000$87,953,990$160,227,449
Expenses
Budget ?2000$35,000,000$63,760,163
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2000$18,122,000 (est)$33,013,190 (est)
Participations2000$3,518,000$6,408,807
Residuals ?2000$4,509,000$8,214,131
Interest & Overhead2000$5,950,000$10,839,228
Total Expenses2000$67,099,000$122,235,519
Movie Net Profit or Loss2000$20,854,990$37,991,930

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