The Watcher

2000 | Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Serial Killer

Synopsis

A detective relocates after failing to catch a serial killer. Once settled, the killer resurfaces in his new city and begins sending photos of future victims.

Scores

Overall Score
61.4
Popularity Percentile (Year)
63.7%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
77.7%
Review Aggregate
27.4

Critic Consensus

11.3% Fresh • 71 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely negative, with 11% of 71 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize thin plot, suspenseful, stylized. Many reviews cite thin plot as the main reasons it falls short.

thin plotsuspensefulstylizedvisually strikingscarygrittyemotionalcharacter-drivenpsychologicalfunny

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
James Spader2000$2,157,000$3,929,000(est)
Marisa Tomei2000$1,328,000$2,418,000(est)
Ernie Hudson2000$1,000,000$1,821,000(est)
Chris Ellis2000$817,000$1,489,000(est)
Keanu Reeves2000$699,000$1,273,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score11.0
RT critic review count90
Rotten Tomatoes audience score28.0
RT audience rating count10,000
IMDb rating5.3
IMDb votes29,282

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2000$28,946,616$52,732,598
International2000$18,321,214$33,376,102
Worldwide2000$47,267,828$86,108,696

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$21,801,794$39,716,740
Digital Rentals ?2000N/AN/A
Digital Purchases ?2000N/AN/A
Physical Rentals ?2000$21,375,000$38,939,242
Physical Purchases ?2000$28,507,000$51,931,741
TV & Streaming Revenue2000$7,236,654$13,183,149
Total Revenues2000$78,920,448$143,770,872
Expenses
Budget ?2000$30,000,000$54,651,567
Print & Advertising (P&A) ? source2000$20,000,000$36,434,378
Participations2000$3,157,000$5,751,167
Residuals ?2000$4,030,000$7,341,527
Interest & Overhead2000$5,100,000$9,290,766
Total Expenses2000$62,287,000$113,469,406
Movie Net Profit or Loss2000$16,633,448$30,301,466

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