The Vigil

2021 | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Synopsis

A man providing overnight watch to a deceased member of his former Orthodox Jewish community finds himself opposite a malevolent entity, in writer-director Keith Thomas' electrifying feature debut.

Scores

Overall Score
62.3
Popularity Percentile (Year)
61.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
59.3%
Review Aggregate
70.1

Critic Consensus

89.8% Fresh • 118 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 90% of 118 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize scary, psychological, dark. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

scarypsychologicaldarksuspensefulrealisticemotionalgrittytragicupliftingstylized

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Dave Davis2021$17,000$20,000(est)
Menashe Lustig [yi]2021$11,000$12,000(est)
Malky Goldman2021$8,000$9,000(est)
Fred Melamed2021$7,000$8,000(est)
Lynn Cohen2021$6,000$7,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score90.0
RT critic review count118
Rotten Tomatoes audience score56.0
RT audience rating count250
IMDb rating5.8
IMDb votes10,776

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2021$50,439$58,386
International2021$1,328,054$1,537,308
Worldwide2021$1,378,493$1,595,695

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 Revenue2021$556,441$644,117
Digital Rentals ?2021$2,425,000$2,807,094
Digital Purchases ?2021$2,730,000$3,160,151
Physical Rentals ?2021$617,000$714,217
Physical Purchases ?2021$1,973,000$2,283,875
TV & Streaming Revenue2021$348,000$402,832
Total Revenues2021$8,649,441$10,012,287
Expenses
Budget ?2021$1,160,000 (est)$1,342,775 (est)
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2021$467,000 (est)$540,583 (est)
Participations2021$346,000$400,517
Residuals ?2021$355,000$410,935
Interest & Overhead2021$232,000$268,555
Total Expenses2021$2,560,000$2,963,365
Movie Net Profit or Loss2021$6,089,441$7,048,921

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