The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning

2006 | Horror, Adaptation, Prequel, Remake, Slasher, Torture

Synopsis

Before being sent to serve in Vietnam, two brothers and their girlfriends take one last road trip, but when they get into an accident, a terrifying experience will take them to a secluded house of horrors, with a chainsaw-wielding killer.

Scores

Overall Score
76.5
Popularity Percentile (Year)
87.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
83.5%
Review Aggregate
39.0

Critic Consensus

16.1% Fresh • 81 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 16% of 81 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, family-friendly, scary. Many reviews cite thin plot, uneven tone as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotfamily-friendlyscarysuspensefulmacabrefunnypsychologicaldarkgrittyuneven tone

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Jordana Brewster2006$1,043,000$1,623,000(est)
Taylor Handley2006$642,000$999,000(est)
Diora Baird2006$483,000$752,000(est)
Matt Bomer2006$395,000$615,000(est)
Lee Tergesen2006$338,000$526,000(est)
R. Lee Ermey2006$298,000$463,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score15.0
RT critic review count85
Rotten Tomatoes audience score53.0
RT audience rating count250,000
IMDb rating5.8
IMDb votes80,398

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2006$39,517,764$61,491,680
International2006$12,246,643$19,056,408
Worldwide2006$51,764,408$80,548,090

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 Revenue2006$24,657,539$38,368,403
Digital Rentals ?2006$495,000$770,246
Digital Purchases ?2006$152,000$236,520
Physical Rentals ?2006$15,654,000$24,358,432
Physical Purchases ?2006$36,923,000$57,454,093
TV & Streaming Revenue2006$9,879,441$15,372,920
Total Revenues2006$87,760,980$136,560,614
Expenses
Budget ?2006$16,000,000$24,896,826
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2006$15,056,000 (est)$23,427,913 (est)
Participations2006$7,021,000$10,925,038
Residuals ?2006$4,382,000$6,818,618
Interest & Overhead2006$3,200,000$4,979,365
Total Expenses2006$45,659,000$71,047,760
Movie Net Profit or Loss2006$42,101,980$65,512,854

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